Bejuco District

Bejuco is a district of the Nandayure canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2] Located on the Nicoya Peninsula.

Bejuco
District
Bejuco district
Bejuco
Bejuco district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.8261518°N 85.3012604°W / 9.8261518; -85.3012604
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonNandayure
Area
 • Total262.17 km2 (101.22 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,026
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50906

Geography

Bejuco has an area of 262.17 km²[3] and an elevation of 10 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Bejuco.

Other villages in the district are Caletas, Candelillo, Corozalito, Chiruta, Chompipe (partly), I Griega, Islita, Jabilla, Jabillos, Maicillal, Maquencal, Milagro, Millal, Mono, Pampas, Paso Vigas, Pecal, Playa Coyote, Playa San Miguel, Pueblo Nuevo, Punta Bejuco, Puerto Coyote, Quebrada Nando, Quebrada Seca, Rancho Floriana, San Francisco de Coyote, San Gabriel, San Miguel, Triunfo and Zapote.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19633,898—
19733,824−1.9%
19842,382−37.7%
20002,4894.5%
20113,02621.6%

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

For the 2011 census, Bejuco had a population of 3,026 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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