Oriental District

District in Cartago canton, Cartago province, Costa Rica

District in Cartago, Costa Rica

9°51′39″N 83°54′55″W / 9.8609457°N 83.9152618°W / 9.8609457; -83.9152618Country

Costa RicaProvinceCartagoCantonCartagoArea

• Total2.04 km² (0.79 sq mi)Elevation

1,435 m (4,708 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total12,228 • Density6,000/km² (16,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code

30101

Oriental is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.^[1]^[2]

Geography

Oriental has an area of 2.04 km²^[3] and an elevation of 1,435 metres.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1864	2,930	—
1883	4,446	51.7%
1927	5,648	—
1950	7,441	31.7%
1963	10,344	39.0%
1973	13,489	30.4%
1984	14,428	7.0%
2000	12,839	−11.0%
2011	12,228	−4.8%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[5]

For the 2011 census, Oriental had a population of 12,228 inhabitants. ^[6]

The district is covered by the following road routes:

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district. An unmanned platform stop is located at the northwest, near the Basilica.

^ ^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.
^ "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.