Santa Cruz District, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste
Santa Cruz | |
|---|---|
 The town of Santa Cruz, administrative center of the canton and district of Santa Cruz | |
 Santa Cruz district | |
  Santa Cruz Santa Cruz district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°12′54″N 85°36′52″W / 10.2148723°N 85.6145086°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Santa Cruz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 289.6 km2 (111.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 21,544 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50301 |
Santa Cruz is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]Santa Cruz has an area of 289.6 km2[3] and an elevation of 50 metres.[1]
Villages
[edit]Administrative center of the district is the town of Santa Cruz.
Other villages in the district are Ángeles, Arado, Bernabela, Cacao, Cinto, Conga, Cuatro Esquinas, Chibola, Chircó, Chumico, Guayabal, Hato Viejo, Lagunilla, Lechuza, Limón, Moya, Puente Negro. Retallano (partly), Rincón, Río Caño Viejo, San Juan, San Pedro and Vistamar.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 660 | — |
| 1927 | 3,976 | +4.17% |
| 1950 | 5,232 | +1.20% |
| 1963 | 8,028 | +3.35% |
| 1973 | 10,672 | +2.89% |
| 1984 | 12,866 | +1.71% |
| 2000 | 17,486 | +1.94% |
| 2011 | 21,544 | +1.92% |
| 2022 | 29,634 | +2.94% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Santa Cruz had a population of 21,544 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
- ^ "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).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.
 Districts of Guanacaste Province | |
|---|---|
| Liberia | |
| Nicoya | |
| Santa Cruz | |
| Bagaces | |
| Carrillo | |
| Cañas | |
| Abangares | |
| Tilarán | |
| Nandayure | |
| La Cruz | |
| Hojancha | |
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