Bagaces

Bagaces is a district of the Bagaces canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Bagaces
District
Bagaces district
Bagaces
Bagaces district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.4481144°N 85.2931365°W / 10.4481144; -85.2931365
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonBagaces
Area
 • Total883.98 km2 (341.31 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,367
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50401

Geography

Bagaces has an area of 883.98 km²[3] and an elevation of 80 metres.[1]

Communities

The district includes the towns of Bagaces, Pijije, Montenegro, Montano, and Salitral.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1883517—
1892419−19.0%
19271,890351.1%
19504,079115.8%
19639,836141.1%
19734,867−50.5%
19845,90921.4%
20009,26156.7%
201112,36733.5%

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

For the 2011 census, Bagaces had a population of 12,367 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The Inter-American Highway runs east–west through the middle of the district.

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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