Diriá

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

Diriá
District
Diriá district
Diriá district location in Costa Rica
Diriá district location in Costa Rica
Diriá
Diriá district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.2835612°N 85.5204227°W / 10.2835612; -85.5204227
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonSanta Cruz
Creation3 September 1976
Area
 • Total66.26 km2 (25.58 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,905
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50307

History

Diriá was created on 3 September 1976 by Decreto Ejecutivo 6369-G. Segregated from Bolsón.[2]

Geography

Diriá has an area of 66.26 km²[3] and an elevation of 40 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Santa Bárbara.

Other villages in the district are Calle Vieja, Coyolar, Diría, Guaitil, Polvazal, Sequeira, Talolinguita and Trompillal.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19842,603—
20003,21723.6%
20113,90521.4%

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

For the 2011 census, Diriá had a population of 3,905 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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