Sardinal

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

Sardinal
District
Sardinal district
Sardinal
Sardinal district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.5343352°N 85.6954664°W / 10.5343352; -85.6954664
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonCarrillo
Area
 • Total261.43 km2 (100.94 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,912
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50503

History

It was formerly called Tamarindo after the Tamarind tree.

Geography

Sardinal has an area of 261.43 km²[3] and an elevation of 46 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the town of Sardinal.

Other villages in the district are Artola, Cacique, Coco, Guacamaya, Huaquitas, Libertad, Matapalo, Nancital, Nuevo Colón, Obandito, Ocotal, Pilas, Playa Hermosa, Playones, San Blas, Santa Rita and Zapotal.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1883797—
18921,10738.9%
19271,85467.5%
19502,62341.5%
19633,71241.5%
19734,73227.5%
19845,95225.8%
200010,11870.0%
201114,91247.4%

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

For the 2011 census, Sardinal had a population of 14,912 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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