Desamparados

Desamparados
Desamparados
District
	One of the main streets in downtown Desamparados
	Desamparados district
	Desamparados Desamparados district location in Costa Rica
	Coordinates: 9.8966632°N 84.0706388°W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	San José
Canton	Desamparados
Area
• Total	3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi)
Elevation	1,161 m (3,809 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	33,866
• Density	10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	10301

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

Quick facts Country, Province ...

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	965	—
1883	969	+0.02%
1892	1,207	+2.47%
1927	1,502	+0.63%
1950	4,064	+4.42%
1963	11,511	+8.34%
1973	30,659	+10.29%
1984	43,352	+3.20%
2000	36,437	−1.08%
2011	33,866	−0.66%
2022	31,783	−0.58%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[5]

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