Bahía Ballena

Bahía Ballena is a district of the Osa canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Bahía Ballena
District
Bahía Ballena district
Bahía Ballena
Bahía Ballena district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.1792793°N 83.7406835°W / 9.1792793; -83.7406835
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonOsa
Creation23 July 1991
Area
 • Total160.39 km2 (61.93 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,306
 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60504

History

Bahía Ballena was created on 23 July 1991 by Decreto Ejecutivo 20588-G.[2]

Geography

Bahía Ballena has an area of 160.39 km²[3] and an elevation of 12 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
20001,990—
20113,30666.1%

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

For the 2011 census, Bahía Ballena had a population of 3,306 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.