Palmira District, Cañas
Palmira | |
|---|---|
 Palmira district | |
  Palmira Palmira district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°35′35″N 85°05′15″W / 10.5931497°N 85.0875834°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Cañas |
| Creation | 30 November 1995 |
| Area | |
• Total | 203.96 km2 (78.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 988 |
| • Density | 4.8/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50602 |
Palmira is a district of the Cañas canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
[edit]Palmira was created on 30 November 1995 by Decreto Ejecutivo 24809-G. Segregated from Cañas.[2]
Geography
[edit]Palmira has an area of 203.96 km²[3] and an elevation of 225 metres.[1]
Villages
[edit]Administrative center of the district is the village of Palmira.
Other villages in the district are Aguacaliente, Paraíso (partly), San Isidro (partly), Santa Lucía (partly) and Tenorio.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 916 | — |
| 2011 | 988 | +0.69% |
| 2022 | 1,802 | +5.62% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Palmira had a population of 988 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
 Districts of Guanacaste Province | |
|---|---|
| Liberia | |
| Nicoya | |
| Santa Cruz | |
| Bagaces | |
| Carrillo | |
| Cañas | |
| Abangares | |
| Tilarán | |
| Nandayure | |
| La Cruz | |
| Hojancha | |
 | This Costa Rican location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |