What is National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica?
The '''National Institute of Statistics and Census''' of [[Costa Rica]] ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Costa Rica'', or ''INEC'') is the government institution in charge of [[census]]es and official [[statistical survey|surveys]] in the country. The main office is located in [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]]. == History == INEC was first called ''Oficina Central de Estadística'' 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 last one was the [[Costa Rica 2011 Census|10th population and the 6th dwellings census]], held in June 2011. == Censuses in Costa Rica == * '''1864'''. [http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/1864/index.htm First Population Census] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060215124447/http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/1864/index.htm |date=2006-02-15 }}. * '''1883'''. [http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/1883/index.htm Second Population Census] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304012214/http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/1883/index.htm |date=2006-03-04 }}. * '''1892'''. [http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/1892/index.htm Third Population Census] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304012235/http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/1892/index.htm |date=2006-03-04 }}. * '''1927'''. [http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/1927/index.htm Fourth Population Census] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304012241/http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/1927/index.htm |date=2006-03-04 }}. * '''1950'''. [http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/1950/index.htm Fifth Population Census] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050831222541/http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/1950/index.htm |date=2005-08-31 }}. * '''1963'''. [http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/1963/index.htm Sixth Population Census] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060225220830/http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/1963/index.htm |date=2006-02-25 }}. * '''1973'''. S