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Potrero Cerrado
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District
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 Potrero Cerrado
Location in Costa Rica
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| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | Oreamuno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,196 m (7,205 ft) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 2,281 |
| • Density | 125.3/km2 (324.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code |
30703
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Potrero Cerrado is a district of the Oreamuno canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.
Geography
Potrero Cerrado has an area of 18.2 km² and an elevation of 2,196 metres.
Climate
Potrero Cerrado has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with moderate rainfall from January to April and heavy rainfall from May to December.
| Climate data for Potrero Cerrado | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 79 (3.1) |
42 (1.7) |
33 (1.3) |
75 (3.0) |
217 (8.5) |
238 (9.4) |
197 (7.8) |
231 (9.1) |
270 (10.6) |
314 (12.4) |
201 (7.9) |
135 (5.3) |
2,032 (80.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 443 | — | |
| 1950 | 945 | 113.3% | |
| 1963 | 888 | −6.0% | |
| 1973 | 888 | 0.0% | |
| 1984 | 959 | 8.0% | |
| 2000 | 2,023 | 110.9% | |
| 2011 | 2,281 | 12.8% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |
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For the 2011 census, Potrero Cerrado had a population of 2,281 inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 219
National Route 401
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