Palmira is a district of the Cañas canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Palmira | |
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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 |
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
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2000 | 916 | — | |
2011 | 988 | 7.9% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.