{{Short description|District in Desamparados canton, San José province, Costa Rica}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Damas | settlement_type = [[Districts of Costa Rica|District]] | pushpin_map = Costa Rica | pushpin_map_alt = Damas district location in Costa Rica | pushpin_map_caption = Damas district location in Costa Rica | coordinates = {{coord|9.8888666|-84.0453729|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-point = none | map_alt = Damas district | map_caption = Damas district | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | established_title = Creation | established_date = 8 October 1968 | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CRI}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[San José Province|San José]] | subdivision_type2 = Canton | subdivision_name2 = [[Desamparados (canton)|Desamparados]] | area_total_km2 = 2.57 | elevation_m = 1180 | population_total = 13175 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = [[UTC−06:00]] | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 10310 }} '''Damas''' is a [[Districts of Costa Rica|district]] of the [[Desamparados (canton)|Desamparados]] canton, in the [[San José Province|San José]] province of [[Costa Rica]].<ref name="divadm">{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607&param2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="dta2017">{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}</ref>

== History == Damas was created on 8 October 1968 by Ley 33. Segregated from [[Patarrá District|Patarrá]].<ref name="dta2017" />

== Geography == Damas has an area of {{formatnum:2.57}} km<sup>2</sup><ref name="inecarea">{{cite web |language=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |url-status=dead }}</ref> and an elevation of {{formatnum:1180}} metres.<ref name="divadm" />

== Demographics == {{CR Census population |1864= |1883= |1892= |1927= |1950= |1963= |1973=4376 |1984=7351 |2000=12993 |2011=13175 }} For the [[Costa Rica 2011 Census|2011 census]], Damas had a population of {{formatnum:13175}} inhabitants.<ref name="censo2011">{{cite web |language=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>

== Transportation == === Road transportation === The district is covered by the following road routes: *[[File:CR RNS 212.svg|25px]] [[National Route 212 (Costa Rica)|National Route 212]]

== References == {{Portal|Costa Rica}} {{reflist}} {{Districts of San José Province}}

[[Category:Districts of San José Province]] [[Category:Populated places in San José Province]]

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