Quebrada Grande District

Quebrada Grande
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Quebrada Grande district
Quebrada Grande district location in Costa Rica
Quebrada Grande district location in Costa Rica
Quebrada Grande
Quebrada Grande district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°22′58″N 84°53′23″W / 10.3827164°N 84.889753°W / 10.3827164; -84.889753
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonTilarán
Area
 • Total
33.72 km2 (13.02 sq mi)
Elevation
725 m (2,379 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,700
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50802

Quebrada Grande is a district of the Tilarán canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Toponymy

The translation to english of Quebrada Grande is Big Creek, a self explanatory name of a riverine feature in the area.

History

On 11 June 2020, the Cabeceras district was segregated from Quebrada Grande, by allocating 51.25 km2 (19.79 sq mi) from the originally 85.24 km2 (32.91 sq mi) of Quebrada Grande. [3]

Geography

Quebrada Grande has an area of 33.72 km²[4] and an elevation of 725 metres.[1]

Locations

  • Poblados: Barrionuevo, Cabeceras de Cañas, Campos de Oro, Dos de Tilarán, Esperanza, Florida, Monte Olivos, Nubes, San Miguel, Turín (part), Vueltas

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19271,127—    
19501,057−0.28%
19631,933+4.75%
19731,720−1.16%
19841,879+0.81%
20002,508+1.82%
20112,700+0.67%
20221,143−7.52%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Quebrada Grande had a population of 2,700 inhabitants. [7]

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. ^ 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. ^ Marín, Claudia (11 June 2020). "Aprueban creación del distrito octavo del cantón de Tilarán". elmundo.cr. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "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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