Batán, Costa Rica

Batán or Bataan[1] is a district of the Matina canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[2][3]

Batán
District
Batán district
Batán district location in Costa Rica
Batán district location in Costa Rica
Batán
Batán district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.1040546°N 83.3529038°W / 10.1040546; -83.3529038
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonMatina
Creation25 June 1969
Area
 • Total213.69 km2 (82.51 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total16,532
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
70502

History

Batán was created on 25 June 1969 by Ley 4345.[3]

Geography

Batán has an area of 213.69 km²[4] and an elevation of 15 metres.[2]

Locations
  • Neighborhoods (Barrios): Milla 25
  • Villages (Poblados): Barbilla, Berta, Damasco, Davao, Goshen, Leyte, Lola, Luzón, Margarita, Milla 24, Milla 27, Milla 28, Oracabesa, Parcelas, Sahara, Santa Marta, Titán, Vegas

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19735,109—
19846,71231.4%
200014,546116.7%
201116,53213.7%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Batán had a population of 16,532 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References
  1. "Batán, Batán, Matina, Provincia de Limón, Costa Rica". Mindat.org. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. "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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