El Cairo, Siquirres

El Cairo is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

El Cairo
District
El Cairo district
El Cairo district location in Costa Rica
El Cairo district location in Costa Rica
El Cairo
El Cairo district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.1933237°N 83.4874542°W / 10.1933237; -83.4874542
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonSiquirres
Creation19 September 1911
Area
 • Total107.2 km2 (41.4 sq mi)
Elevation
99 m (325 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,082
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
70305

History

El Cairo was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 11.[2]

Geography

El Cairo has an area of 107.2 km²[3] and an elevation of 99 metres.[1]

Locations
  • Neighborhoods (Barrios): Francia
  • Villages (Poblados): Ana, Bellavista, Boca Río Jiménez, Castilla, Cocal, Golden Grove, Josefina, Junta, Luisiana, Milla 3, Milla 4, Milla 5, Milla 6, Ontario, Peje, Seis Amigos, Silencio.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19271,070—
19501,25217.0%
19631,93654.6%
19731,796−7.2%
19842,41134.2%
20004,35580.6%
20116,08239.7%

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

For the 2011 census, El Cairo had a population of 6,082 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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