Guácimo District

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

Guácimo
District
Guácimo district
Guácimo
Guácimo district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.1711652°N 83.697841°W / 10.1711652; -83.697841
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonGuácimo
Creation26 June 1971
Area
 • Total223.27 km2 (86.21 sq mi)
Elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total18,326
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
70601

History

Guácimo was created on 26 June 1971 by Decreto 1769-G.[2]

Geography

Guácimo has an area of 223.27 km²[3] and an elevation of 114 metres.[1]

Locations
  • Neighborhoods (Barrios): África, Cantarrana, Guayacán
  • Villages (Poblados): Aguacate, Angelina, Bosque, Cabaña, Edén, El Tres, Estación Rudín, Fox Hall, Guaira, Hogar, Parismina, Selva

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19635,731—
19734,755−17.0%
19846,15829.5%
200013,950126.5%
201118,32631.4%

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

For the 2011 census, Guácimo had a population of 18,326 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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