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(Redirected from La Cruz District, La Cruz) District in La Cruz canton, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica District in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
La Cruz
District
La Cruz district
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Coordinates: 11°05′04″N 85°38′37″W / 11.0845008°N 85.6435834°W / 11.0845008; -85.6435834
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonLa Cruz
Area
 • Total345.5 km (133.4 sq mi)
Elevation255 m (837 ft)
Population
 • Total9,195
 • Density27/km (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code51001

La Cruz is a district of the La Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north of the country, near the border with Nicaragua.

Geography

La Cruz has an area of 345.5 km² and an elevation of 255 metres.

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the town of La Cruz.

Other villages in the district are Bellavista, Bello Horizonte, Brisas, Cacao, Carrizal, Carrizales, Colonia Bolaños, Copalchí, Infierno, Jobo, Monte Plata, Montes de Oro, Pampa, Pegón, Peñas Blancas, Piedra Pómez, Puerto Soley, Recreo, San Buenaventura, San Dimas, San Paco, San Roque, Santa Rogelia, Santa Rosa, Soley, Sonzapote, Tempatal and Vueltas.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19272,870—    
19503,934+1.38%
19635,833+3.08%
19734,283−3.04%
19845,517+2.33%
20007,880+2.25%
20119,195+1.41%
202212,439+2.79%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, La Cruz had a population of 9,195 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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