Concepción District, Atenas

Concepción is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Concepción
District
Concepción district
Concepción Concepción district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9561021°N 84.3712008°W / 9.9561021; -84.3712008
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Atenas
Area
• Total	21.94 km2 (8.47 sq mi)
Elevation	535 m (1,755 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,473
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	20505

Geography

Concepción has an area of 21.94 km^2[3] and an elevation of 535 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	805	—
1892	729	−0.35%
1927	1,037	+1.01%
1950	1,217	+0.70%
1963	1,288	+0.44%
1973	1,397	+0.82%
1984	1,953	+3.09%
2000	3,048	+2.82%
2011	3,473	+1.19%
2022	5,031	+3.43%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Concepción had a population of 3,473 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 3
• National Route 27
• National Route 134
• National Route 720