Matina District
Matina is a district of the Matina canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Matina | |
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Matina district | |
  Matina Matina district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9.9850086°N 83.2895294°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Limón |
| Canton | Matina |
| Creation | 24 June 1969 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 351.75 km2 (135.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,142 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 70501 |
History
Matina was created on 24 June 1969 by Ley 4344.[2]
In 1747 the main fort (Fuerte de San Fernando de Matina) was captured by British Baymen and Miskito Sambus from the Mosquito Coast - the Cacao rich area was subsequently ravaged.[3]
Locations
- Villages (Poblados): Baltimore, Barra de Matina Norte, Bristol, Colonia Puriscaleña, Corina, Chirripó, Esperanza, Helvetia, Hilda, Línea B, Luisa Oeste, Milla 4, Milla 23, San Miguel, Victoria
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 4,086 | — | |
| 1950 | 4,678 | 14.5% | |
| 1963 | 7,561 | 61.6% | |
| 1973 | 2,587 | −65.8% | |
| 1984 | 3,964 | 53.2% | |
| 2000 | 8,729 | 120.2% | |
| 2011 | 9,142 | 4.7% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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For the 2011 census, Matina had a population of 9,142 inhabitants. [7]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- "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.
- 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.
- Floyd, Troy S (1967). The Anglo-Spanish Struggle for Mosquitia. University of New Mexico Press. pp. 83–85.
- "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- "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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