Cuajiniquil District
Cuajiniquil is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Cuajiniquil | |
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Cuajiniquil district | |
Cuajiniquil Cuajiniquil district location in Costa Rica | |
Coordinates: 10.0617686°N 85.6985514°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Guanacaste |
Canton | Santa Cruz |
Creation | 11 November 1974 |
Area | |
• Total | 218.65 km2 (84.42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,789 |
• Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 50306 |
History
Cuajiniquil was created on 11 November 1974 by Decreto Ejecutivo 4315-G. Segregated from Veintisiete de Abril.[2]
Villages
Administrative center of the district is the village of San Juanillo.
Other villages in the Cantons are Alemania, Bolillos, Cuajiniquil, Chiquero, Fortuna, Jazminal, Lagarto, Libertad, Limonal, Manzanillo, Marbella, Ostional, Palmares, Piedras Amarillas, Progreso, Punta Caliente, Quebrada Seca, Quebrada Zapote, Rayo, Roble, Rosario, Santa Cecilia, Santa Elena, Socorro, Unión and Veracruz.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1984 | 2,154 | — | |
2000 | 1,547 | −28.2% | |
2011 | 1,789 | 15.6% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
For the 2011 census, Cuajiniquil had a population of 1,789 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- "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.