Palmira District, Carrillo

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

Palmira
District
Palmira district
Palmira
Palmira district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.5451789°N 85.5896198°W / 10.5451789; -85.5896198
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonCarrillo
Area
 • Total31.42 km2 (12.13 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,416
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50502

History

It was originally known as Boquerones a local word for Anchovies.

Geography

Palmira has an area of 31.42 km²[3] and an elevation of 24 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Palmira.

Other villages in the district are Ángeles, Comunidad, Paso Tempisque (partly) and San Rafael.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1883358—
189255354.5%
19275825.2%
1950374−35.7%
19631,187217.4%
19731,57432.6%
19842,52960.7%
20003,97457.1%
20115,41636.3%

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

For the 2011 census, Palmira had a population of 5,416 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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