Cartagena District
Cartagena | |
|---|---|
 Cartagena district | |
  Cartagena Cartagena district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°21′51″N 85°40′51″W / 10.3642355°N 85.6809692°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Santa Cruz |
| Creation | 2 October 1964 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.56 km2 (31.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,824 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50305 |
Cartagena is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
[edit]Cartagena was created on 2 October 1964 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 405. Segregated from Tempate.[2]
Geography
[edit]Cartagena has an area of 82.56 km²[3] and an elevation of 63 metres.[1]
Villages
[edit]Administrative center of the district is the village of Cartagena.
Other villages in the district are Corocitos and Lorena.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1,967 | — |
| 1984 | 1,935 | −0.15% |
| 2000 | 2,986 | +2.75% |
| 2011 | 3,824 | +2.27% |
| 2022 | 5,683 | +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
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.
 Districts of Guanacaste Province | |
|---|---|
| Liberia | |
| Nicoya | |
| Santa Cruz | |
| Bagaces | |
| Carrillo | |
| Cañas | |
| Abangares | |
| Tilarán | |
| Nandayure | |
| La Cruz | |
| Hojancha | |
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