Concepción District, La Unión

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

Concepción
District
Concepción district
Concepción Concepción district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9235661°N 83.9911201°W / 9.9235661; -83.9911201
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	La Unión
Area
• Total	3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,515
• Density	4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30305

Geography

Concepción has an area of 3.8 km²^[3] and an elevation of 1,350 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	433	—
1892	552	+2.73%
1927	706	+0.71%
1950	820	+0.65%
1963	1,550	+5.02%
1973	3,846	+9.51%
1984	6,638	+5.09%
2000	12,910	+4.25%
2011	16,515	+2.26%
2022	17,755	+0.66%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Concepción had a population of 16,515 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 202
• National Route 221