| Cañas Dulces | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Cañas Dulces district | |
  Cañas DulcesCañas Dulces district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°44′46″N 85°27′23″W / 10.7460328°N 85.456516°W / 10.7460328; -85.456516 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Liberia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 243.39 km (93.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,230 |
| • Density | 13/km (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50102 |
Cañas Dulces is a district of the Liberia canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.
The administrative center of Cañas Dulces District is the village of Cañas Dulces. The district has a population of about 3500 people. Cañas Dulces is near Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park and the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Cañas Dulces includes monkeys such as the mantled howler, as well as the white-headed capuchin and Geoffroy's spider monkey, and birds such as the keel-billed toucan.
Geography
Cañas Dulces has an area of 243.39 km² and an elevation of 105 metres.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 662 | — |
| 1892 | 798 | +2.10% |
| 1927 | 1,291 | +1.38% |
| 1950 | 1,715 | +1.24% |
| 1963 | 1,980 | +1.11% |
| 1973 | 2,138 | +0.77% |
| 1984 | 2,253 | +0.48% |
| 2000 | 2,634 | +0.98% |
| 2011 | 3,230 | +1.87% |
| 2022 | 4,487 | +3.03% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos Centro Centroamericano de Población | ||
For the 2011 census, Cañas Dulces had a population of 3,230 inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- ^ "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.
- Estadísticas Vitales 2013 - INEC
- Siebert, L.; Simkin, T.; Kimberly, P. (2010). Volcanoes of the World (3rd ed.). University of California Press. p. 387. ISBN 9780520268777.
- Chavarría-Aguilar, O.L.; Alvaro Induni, G.E. (2005). Costa Rica: Land of Volcanoes (2nd ed.). EUNED. pp. 79–80. ISBN 9789968313667.
- Kelly, S.M., ed. (2005). Fodor's Costa Rica 2006. Random House. p. 165. ISBN 9781400015511.
- Reid, R. (2004). Lonely Planet: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Southern Mexico, Panama (5th ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 596. ISBN 9781741040296.
- Wolfheim, J.H. (1983). Primates Of The World: Distribution, Abundance And Conservation. Psychology Press. p. 222. ISBN 9783718601905.
- "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.
 Districts of Guanacaste Province | |
|---|---|
| Liberia | |
| Nicoya | |
| Santa Cruz | |
| Bagaces | |
| Carrillo | |
| Cañas | |
| Abangares | |
| Tilarán | |
| Nandayure | |
| La Cruz | |
| Hojancha | |
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