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District in Osa canton, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica District in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Bahía Ballena
District
Bahía Ballena district
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Coordinates: 9°10′45″N 83°44′26″W / 9.1792793°N 83.7406835°W / 9.1792793; -83.7406835
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonOsa
Creation23 July 1991
Area
 • Total160.39 km (61.93 sq mi)
Elevation12 m (39 ft)
Population
 • Total3,306
 • Density21/km (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code60504

Bahía Ballena is a district of the Osa canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.

History

Bahía Ballena was created on 23 July 1991 by Decreto Ejecutivo 20588-G.

Geography

Bahía Ballena has an area of 160.39 km and an elevation of 12 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
20001,990—    
20113,306+4.72%
20224,384+2.60%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Bahía Ballena had a population of 3,306 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ "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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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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