Arenal District, Tilarán

Arenal is a district of the Tilarán canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2] The relocated town of Nuevo Arenal is located in this district.

Arenal
District
Arenal district
Arenal
Arenal district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.5243226°N 84.8630661°W / 10.5243226; -84.8630661
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonTilarán
Creation16 April 1979
Area
 • Total73.72 km2 (28.46 sq mi)
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,300
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50807

History

Arenal was created on 16 April 1979 by Decreto Ejecutivo 10002-G.[2]

Geography

Arenal has an area of 73.72 km²[3] and an elevation of 620 metres.[1]

Locations
  • Poblados: Mata de Caña, Sangregado, San Antonio, Unión

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19841,751—
20002,17524.2%
20112,3005.7%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Arenal had a population of 2,300 inhabitants. [6]

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. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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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