Palmira
District
Palmira district
Palmira district location in Costa Rica
Palmira district location in Costa Rica
Palmira
Palmira district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°32′43″N 85°35′23″W / 10.5451789°N 85.5896198°W / 10.5451789; -85.5896198
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonCarrillo
Area
 • Total31.42 km2 (12.13 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,416
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50502

Palmira is a district of the Carrillo canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

The district was originally known as Boquerones, a local word for Anchovies.

Geography

Palmira has an area of 31.42 km²[3] and an elevation of 24 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Palmira.

Other villages in the district are Ángeles, Comunidad, Paso Tempisque (partly) and San Rafael.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1883358—
189255354.5%
19275825.2%
1950374−35.7%
19631,187217.4%
19731,57432.6%
19842,52960.7%
20003,97457.1%
20115,41636.3%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Palmira had a population of 5,416 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ↑ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. ↑ "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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