Santa Elena is a district of the La Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Santa Elena | |
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Coordinates: 10°53′37″N 85°43′13″W / 10.8935505°N 85.7202529°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Guanacaste |
Canton | La Cruz |
Area | |
• Total | 513.35 km2 (198.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,040 |
• Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 51004 |
Geography edit
Santa Elena has an area of 513.35 km²[3] and an elevation of 10 metres.[1]
Villages edit
Administrative center of the district is the village of Cuajiniquil.
Other villages in the district are Cedros, Guaria, Puerto Castilla and Rabo de Mico (Aguacaliente).
Demographics edit
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1973 | 717 | — | |
1984 | 976 | 36.1% | |
2000 | 1,806 | 85.0% | |
2011 | 2,040 | 13.0% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
For the 2011 census, Santa Elena had a population of 2,040 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.
- ^ 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.