Barú District, Pérez Zeledón

Barú is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Barú
District
Barú district
Barú Barú district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°19′13″N 83°49′39″W / 9.3202634°N 83.8275555°W / 9.3202634; -83.8275555
Country	Costa Rica
Province	San José
Canton	Pérez Zeledón
Creation	3 November 1983
Area
• Total	191.42 km^2 (73.91 sq mi)
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,393
• Density	13/km^2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	11909

History

Barú was created on 3 November 1983 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 232. Segregated from San Isidro de El General.^[2]

Geography

Barú has an area of 191.42 km^2[3] and an elevation of 430 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1984	2,829		—
2000	2,335		−17.5%
2011	2,393		2.5%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[5]

For the 2011 census, Barú had a population of 2,393 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

•   National Route 243

References

•  Costa Rica portal

1. "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.
2. 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.
3. . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
5. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
6. "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.