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District in Cañas canton, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica District in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
San Miguel
District
San Miguel district
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Coordinates: 10°20′36″N 85°02′56″W / 10.3432867°N 85.0489915°W / 10.3432867; -85.0489915
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonCañas
Creation30 November 1995
Area
 • Total120.86 km (46.66 sq mi)
Elevation75 m (246 ft)
Population
 • Total1,644
 • Density14/km (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code50603

San Miguel is a district of the Cañas canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.

History

San Miguel was created on 30 November 1995 by Decreto Ejecutivo 24809-G. Segregated from Cañas.

Geography

San Miguel has an area of 120.86 km² and an elevation of 75 metres.

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of San Miguel.

Other villages in the district are Coco, Gotera, Güis, Higuerón, Higuerón Viejo and San Juan.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
20001,520—    
20111,644+0.72%
20222,690+4.58%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, San Miguel had a population of 1,644 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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