Cuajiniquil District

Cuajiniquil is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Cuajiniquil
District
Cuajiniquil district
Cuajiniquil district location in Costa Rica
Cuajiniquil district location in Costa Rica
Cuajiniquil
Cuajiniquil district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0617686°N 85.6985514°W / 10.0617686; -85.6985514
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonSanta Cruz
Creation11 November 1974
Area
 • Total218.65 km2 (84.42 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,789
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50306

History

Cuajiniquil was created on 11 November 1974 by Decreto Ejecutivo 4315-G. Segregated from Veintisiete de Abril.[2]

Geography

Cuajiniquil has an area of 218.65 km²[3] and an elevation of 24 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of San Juanillo.

Other villages in the Cantons are Alemania, Bolillos, Cuajiniquil, Chiquero, Fortuna, Jazminal, Lagarto, Libertad, Limonal, Manzanillo, Marbella, Ostional, Palmares, Piedras Amarillas, Progreso, Punta Caliente, Quebrada Seca, Quebrada Zapote, Rayo, Roble, Rosario, Santa Cecilia, Santa Elena, Socorro, Unión and Veracruz.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19842,154—
20001,547−28.2%
20111,78915.6%

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

For the 2011 census, Cuajiniquil had a population of 1,789 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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