Cartagena District

Cartagena
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Cartagena district
Cartagena district location in Costa Rica
Cartagena district location in Costa Rica
Cartagena
Cartagena district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°21′51″N 85°40′51″W / 10.3642355°N 85.6809692°W / 10.3642355; -85.6809692
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonSanta Cruz
Creation2 October 1964
Area
 • Total
82.56 km2 (31.88 sq mi)
Elevation
63 m (207 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,824
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50305

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

History

Cartagena was created on 2 October 1964 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 405. Segregated from Tempate.[2]

Geography

Cartagena has an area of 82.56 km²[3] and an elevation of 63 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Cartagena.

Other villages in the district are Corocitos and Lorena.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19731,967—    
19841,935−0.15%
20002,986+2.75%
20113,824+2.27%
20225,683+3.67%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Cartagena had a population of 3,824 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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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