Sixaola

Sixaola is a district of the Talamanca canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica. It is a border town together with Guabito, Panamá[1][2] Sixaola is right across the Sixaola River from Guabito, Panama.[3][4]

Sixaola
District
Sixaola district
Sixaola Sixaola district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.5578991°N 82.6697806°W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Limón
Canton	Talamanca
Creation	19 February 1970
Government
• Syndic	Ruperto Rojas Torres (PLN)
• Substitutle syndic	Sandra Yenory Vargas Badilla
Area
• Total	169.32 km^2 (65.37 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,861
• Density	52/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	70402

History

Sixaola was created on 19 February 1970 by Decreto Ejecutivo 13.[2]

Geography

Sixaola has an area of 169.32 km²[5] and an elevation of 10 metres.[1]

Locations

• Poblados: Ania, Boca Sixaola, Catarina, Celia, Daytonia, Gandoca, Margarita, Mata de Limón, Noventa y Seis, Palma, Paraíso, Parque, San Miguel, San Miguelito, San Rafael, Virginia, Zavala.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1973	1,096		—
1984	3,462		215.9%
2000	10,234		195.6%
2011	8,861		−13.4%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[6] Centro Centroamericano de Población[7]

For the 2011 census, Sixaola had a population of 8,861 inhabitants. [8] The surrounding area is home to the Bribri Indians.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 36

Route 36 goes onward to Panamá, where it becames Panama Route 1001.

Economy

Tourism

Tourists pass through Sixaola and Guabito along a road connecting destinations in Limón Province, Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro Province, Panama.[3] The road is an old elevated railroad grade. A former railroad bridge crosses the Rio Sixaola at the border. Costa Rican customs is located at the west end of the bridge just down some stairs from the elevated railroad grade.[3] When crossing the border in either direction, tourists must clear both Costa Rican and Panamanian customs.[4] Entry and exit visas are required.[3][4] Panamanian customs is located alongside the elevated railroad grade right at the east end of the bridge.[4]

The border towns have no accommodations, restaurants, or services.[4] In Costa Rica, Puerto Viejo offers the closest accommodations, restaurants, and services to the border.[3] In Panama, Changuinola offers accommodations, restaurants, and services about 10 km (6 mi) from the border.[4] Buses and taxis wait on both sides of the border.

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. Costa Rica 2008, New York: Fodor's Travel, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4000-1803-1
4. Moon Panama (2nd ed.), Berkeley, CA: Avalon Travel, Nov 2008, ISBN 978-1-59880-085-2
5. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
6. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
7. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
8. "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.