Bagaces (canton)
Bagaces is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Bagaces district.
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| Coordinates: 10.515659°N 85.2477995°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Creation | 7 December 1848[1] |
| Head city | Bagaces |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Bagaces |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,273.49 km2 (491.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 19,536 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 504 |
| Website | www |
History
Bagaces was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.[1] Bagaces is one of the oldest settlements in early Spanish conquest in the 1540s, where natives lived by a creek. It became an important town after 1601 when the "Mule Trail" was established communicating Cartago, the capital of the province, with Guatemala, the capital of the Captaincy General. Bagaces was a necessary night stop and later acquired fame because of its dry bisquist (Biscocho) and cheese (Queso Bagaces), an important supply for the long ride.
Geography
Bagaces has an area of 1,273.49 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 396 metres.[2]
The Salto River on the west and Tenorio River on the east delineate this canton, with the Tempisque River as the southern border and the northern border high in the Cordillera de Guanacaste. Miravalles Volcano sits near that border's midway point.
Districts
The canton of Bagaces is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1864 | 1,638 | — | |
| 1883 | 991 | −39.5% | |
| 1892 | 1,476 | 48.9% | |
| 1927 | 1,890 | 28.0% | |
| 1950 | 4,079 | 115.8% | |
| 1963 | 9,836 | 141.1% | |
| 1973 | 9,828 | −0.1% | |
| 1984 | 10,103 | 2.8% | |
| 2000 | 15,972 | 58.1% | |
| 2011 | 19,536 | 22.3% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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For the 2011 census, Bagaces had a population of 19,536 inhabitants.[7]
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
- Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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.