Curubandé is a district of the Liberia canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Curubandé | |
|---|---|
 Curubandé district | |
  Curubandé Curubandé district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°44′11″N 85°25′59″W / 10.736432°N 85.4330613°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Liberia |
| Creation | 26 November 1971 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.14 km2 (31.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,527 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50105 |
History
editCurubandé was created on 26 November 1971 by Decreto Ejecutivo 2077-G. Segregated from Liberia.[2]
Geography
editCurubandé has an area of 81.14 km2[3] and an elevation of 322 metres.[1]
Villages
editAdministrative center of the district is Cereceda. Other villages are Colorado and Curubandé.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 825 | — |
| 1984 | 997 | +1.74% |
| 2000 | 1,812 | +3.80% |
| 2011 | 2,527 | +3.07% |
| 2022 | 3,459 | +2.90% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Curubandé had a population of 2,527 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
Economy
editIn recent years, Curubandé has become a center of tourism within Costa Rica. This is due in large part to the nearby Rincon de la Vieja National Park.
Curubandé is also the site of Las Pailas Geothermal Central, a large geothermal power plant that is being built to provide a large portion of Costa Rica's electric energy needs.
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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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.
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