Tacares | |
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Coordinates: 10°01′53″N 84°18′43″W / 10.0315178°N 84.3118077°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Alajuela |
Canton | Grecia |
Area | |
• Total | 24.82 km2 (9.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,963 |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 20305 |
Tacares is a district of the Grecia canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Tacares has an area of 24.82 km2[3] and an elevation of 800 metres.[1]
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1883 | 463 | — |
1892 | 504 | +0.95% |
1927 | 2,013 | +4.04% |
1950 | 1,833 | −0.41% |
1963 | 3,152 | +4.26% |
1973 | 3,439 | +0.88% |
1984 | 3,902 | +1.15% |
2000 | 6,879 | +3.61% |
2011 | 7,963 | +1.34% |
2022 | 10,125 | +2.21% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] |
For the 2011 census, Tacares had a population of 7,963 inhabitants. [6]
The district is covered by the following road routes: