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Juan Viñas
District
Juan Viñas district location in Costa Rica
Juan Viñas district location in Costa Rica
Juan Viñas
Location in Costa Rica
Country  Costa Rica
Province Cartago
Canton Jiménez
Area
 • Total 43.62 km2 (16.84 sq mi)
Elevation
1,165 m (3,822 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 6,552
 • Density 150.206/km2 (389.03/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
30401

Juan Viñas is a district of the Jiménez canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

Geography

Juan Viñas has an area of 43.62 km² and an elevation of 1,165 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1883 850
1927 3,531
1950 4,192 18.7%
1963 5,813 38.7%
1973 6,234 7.2%
1984 5,543 −11.1%
2000 6,387 15.2%
2011 6,552 2.6%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Juan Viñas had a population of 6,552 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • CR RNP 10.svg National Route 10
  • CR RNS 230.svg National Route 230

Economy

It is the home of Ingenio Juan Viñas, the main sugar factory of all the Caribbean Basin of Costa Rica.

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