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District in Carrillo canton, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica District in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Palmira
District
Palmira district
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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 km (12.13 sq mi)
Elevation24 m (79 ft)
Population
 • Total5,416
 • Density170/km (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code50502

Palmira is a district of the Carrillo canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.

History

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

Geography

Palmira has an area of 31.42 km² and an elevation of 24 metres.

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.±% p.a.
1883358—    
1892553+4.95%
1927582+0.15%
1950374−1.90%
19631,187+9.29%
19731,574+2.86%
19842,529+4.41%
20003,974+2.86%
20115,416+2.85%
20226,791+2.08%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Palmira had a population of 5,416 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). 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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