{{Short description|District in Puriscal canton, San José province, Costa Rica}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Mercedes Sur | settlement_type = [[Districts of Costa Rica|District]] | pushpin_map = Costa Rica | pushpin_map_alt = Mercedes Sur district location in Costa Rica | pushpin_map_caption = Mercedes Sur district location in Costa Rica | coordinates = {{coord|9.768657|-84.403633|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-point = none | map_alt = Mercedes Sur district | map_caption = Mercedes Sur district | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | established_title = Creation | established_date = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CRI}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[San José Province|San José]] | subdivision_type2 = Canton | subdivision_name2 = [[Puriscal (canton)|Puriscal]] | area_total_km2 = 183.58 | elevation_m = 1125 | population_total = 5866 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = [[UTC−06:00]] | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 10402 }} '''Mercedes Sur''' is a [[Districts of Costa Rica|district]] of the [[Puriscal (canton)|Puriscal]] 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¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |accessdate=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>
== Geography == Mercedes Sur has an area of {{formatnum:183.58}} 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 |accessdate=26 September 2020}}</ref> and an elevation of {{formatnum:1125}} metres.<ref name="divadm" />
== Demographics == {{CR Census population |1864= |1883=439 |1892=674 |1927=4139 |1950=5401 |1963=9324 |1973=8643 |1984=3576 |2000=5082 |2011=5866 }} For the [[Costa Rica 2011 Census|2011 census]], Mercedes Sur had a population of {{formatnum:5866}} 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 |accessdate=26 September 2020}}</ref>
== Transportation == === Road transportation === The district is covered by the following road routes: *[[File:CR RNS 239.svg|25px]] [[National Route 239 (Costa Rica)|National Route 239]] *[[File:CR RNT 317.svg|25px]] [[National Route 317 (Costa Rica)|National Route 317]] *[[File:CR RNT 324.svg|25px]] [[National Route 324 (Costa Rica)|National Route 324]]
== 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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