Chánguena

Chánguena is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Chánguena
District
Chánguena district
Chánguena district location in Costa Rica
Chánguena district location in Costa Rica
Chánguena
Chánguena district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8.8863741°N 83.1980987°W / 8.8863741; -83.1980987
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonBuenos Aires
Creation28 January 1988
Area
 • Total273.2 km2 (105.5 sq mi)
Elevation
820 m (2,690 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,631
 • Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60307

History

Chánguena was created on 28 January 1988 by Acuerdo 28.[2]

Geography

Chánguena has an area of 273.2 km²[3] and an elevation of 820 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
20002,715—
20112,631−3.1%

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

For the 2011 census, Chánguena had a population of 2,631 inhabitants. [6]

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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