Palmichal

District in Acosta canton, San José province, Costa Rica

District in San José, Costa Rica

9°50′04″N 84°10′46″W / 9.8344113°N 84.1794108°W / 9.8344113; -84.1794108Country

Costa RicaProvinceSan JoséCantonAcostaArea

• Total34.17 km² (13.19 sq mi)Elevation

1,097 m (3,599 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total4,581 • Density130/km² (350/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code

11203

Palmichal is a district of the Acosta canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.^[1]^[2]

Geography

Palmichal has an area of 34.17 km²^[3] and an elevation of 1,097 metres.^[1]

Tabarcia River, one of the main tributaries of Parrita River basin, originates at the mountains of San Pablo town, located in this district. This water springs of San Pablo are a relevant tourist attraction in Palmichal district, along with coffee and citric plantations nearby.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1892	227	—
1927	1,102	385.5%
1950	1,886	71.1%
1963	2,536	34.5%
1973	2,270	−10.5%
1984	2,691	18.5%
2000	3,852	43.1%
2011	4,581	18.9%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[7] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[8]

For the 2011 census, Palmichal had a population of 4,581 inhabitants. ^[9]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 209

References

^ ^a ^b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Ubicación y Mapa | Nacientes Palmichal".
^ "Nacientes de palmichal".
^ "Albergue Nacientes Palmichal".
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.