National_Institute_of_Statistics_and_Census_of_Costa_Rica

National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica

National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica

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The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Costa Rica, or INEC, in Spanish) is the governmental institution entrusted with the running of censuses and official surveys in the country. Its main office is in San José.

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History

INEC was first called Oficina Central de Estadística and had its foundation in 1861. Later, in 1951, it was called Dirección General de Estadística y Censos until 1998, when INEC was its legal name. INEC ran its first census in 1864, and the latest was the 10th population and the 6th dwellings census, held in June 2011.

Censuses in Costa Rica

References

  1. [1]
    "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  2. [2]
    "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
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