Santa Cruz District, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste

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

Santa Cruz
The town of Santa Cruz, administrative center of the canton and district of Santa Cruz
The town of Santa Cruz, administrative center of the canton and district of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz district
Santa Cruz district location in Costa Rica
Santa Cruz district location in Costa Rica
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.2148723°N 85.6145086°W / 10.2148723; -85.6145086
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonSanta Cruz
Area
  Total289.6 km2 (111.8 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total21,544
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50301

Geography

Santa Cruz has an area of 289.6 km²[3] and an elevation of 50 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the town of Santa Cruz.

Other villages in the district are Ángeles, Arado, Bernabela, Cacao, Cinto, Conga, Cuatro Esquinas, Chibola, Chircó, Chumico, Guayabal, Hato Viejo, Lagunilla, Lechuza, Limón, Moya, Puente Negro. Retallano (partly), Rincón, Río Caño Viejo, San Juan, San Pedro and Vistamar.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
1883660
19273,976
19505,23231.6%
19638,02853.4%
197310,67232.9%
198412,86620.6%
200017,48635.9%
201121,54423.2%

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

For the 2011 census, Santa Cruz had a population of 21,544 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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