Guatuso (canton)
Guatuso is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[2][3]
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 San Rafael Church | |
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| Coordinates: 10.7031011°N 84.8297361°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Creation | 17 March 1970[1] |
| Head city | San Rafael |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Guatuso |
| Area | |
| • Total | 758.32 km2 (292.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,508 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 215 |
| Website | muniguatuso |
Toponymy
It is named for the region's original inhabitants, an indigenous tribe whose survivors are now known as the Maleku and remain as residents of the area.
History
Guatuso was created on 17 March 1970 by decree 4541.[1]
Geography
Guatuso has an area of 758.32 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 140 metres.[2]
It is a diamond-shaped canton, with the Purgatorio River and the Frío River as the northeast border, the Cucaracha River as a portion of the southeast border, the Cordillera de Guanacaste on the southwest border, and the Rito River and the Mónico River on the northwest. Tenorio Volcano marks the far western point of the canton.
Districts
The canton of Guatuso is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 4,713 | — | |
| 1984 | 6,774 | 43.7% | |
| 2000 | 13,045 | 92.6% | |
| 2011 | 15,508 | 18.9% | |
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For the 2011 census, Guatuso had a population of 15,508 inhabitants.[7]
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
- Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "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.
- 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.
- "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- "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.