Guácima

Guácima is a district of the Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Guácima
District
Guácima district
Guácima Guácima district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9612881°N 84.2587522°W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Alajuela
Area
• Total	28.04 km^2 (10.83 sq mi)
Elevation	807 m (2,648 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,183
• Density	720/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	20105

Geography

Guácima has an area of 28.04 km²[3] and an elevation of 807 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1883	353		—
1892	990		180.5%
1927	1,690		70.7%
1950	2,555		51.2%
1963	3,478		36.1%
1973	4,265		22.6%
1984	5,740		34.6%
2000	15,450		169.2%
2011	20,183		30.6%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Guácima had a population of 20,183 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 1
• National Route 27
• National Route 122
• National Route 124

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district, however this section is abandoned.

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.