Laguna District

{{Short description|District in Zarcero canton, Alajuela province, Costa Rica}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Laguna

| settlement_type = District

| pushpin_map = Costa Rica

| pushpin_map_alt = Laguna district location in Costa Rica

| pushpin_map_caption = Laguna district location in Costa Rica

| coordinates = {{coord|10.2182854|-84.451155|display=inline,title}}

| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|type=shape|title=Laguna district}}

| map_alt = Laguna district

| map_caption = Laguna district

| image_skyline = Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Laguna, Zarcero, CR.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Our Lady of the Rosary Church

| established_title = Creation

| established_date =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CRI}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Alajuela

| subdivision_type2 = Canton

| subdivision_name2 = Zarcero

| area_total_km2 = 23.36

| elevation_m = 1840

| population_total = 1674

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = UTC−06:00

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 21102

}}

Laguna is a district of the Zarcero canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.{{cite web |lang=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |accessdate=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}{{cite book |lang=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}

Geography

Laguna has an area of {{convert|23.36|km2|abbr=on}}{{cite web |lang=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |accessdate=26 September 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |url-status=dead }} and an elevation of {{convert|1840|m}}.

Locations

  • Poblados (villages): Peña

Demographics

{{CR Census population

|1864=

|1883=

|1892=

|1927=605

|1950=701

|1963=668

|1973=893

|1984=955

|2000=1579

|2011=1674

}}

For the 2011 census, Laguna had a population of {{formatnum:1674}} inhabitants.{{cite web |lang=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |accessdate=26 September 2020}}

Transportation

= Road transportation =

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

{{Portal|Costa Rica}}

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{{Districts of Alajuela Province}}

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Category:Districts of Alajuela Province

Category:Populated places in Alajuela Province