Guaycará
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Guaycará | |
|---|---|
 Guaycará district | |
  Guaycará Guaycará district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 8°41′05″N 83°05′00″W / 8.684584°N 83.083348°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Canton | Golfito |
| Creation | 26 November 1971 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 323.11 km2 (124.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,918 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 60703 |
Guaycará is a district of the Golfito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History[edit]
Guaycará was created on 26 November 1971 by Decreto Ejecutivo 2074-G .[2]
Geography[edit]
Guaycará has an area of 323.11 km²[3] and an elevation of 50 metres.[1]
Locations[edit]
The entrance to the Piedras Blancas National Park is in the village of La Gamba in this district.
Demographics[edit]
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 7,021 | — | |
| 1984 | 9,340 | 33.0% | |
| 2000 | 11,456 | 22.7% | |
| 2011 | 12,918 | 12.8% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Guaycará had a population of 12,918 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). 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.
 Districts of Puntarenas Province | |
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| Puntarenas | |
| Esparza | |
| Buenos Aires | |
| Montes de Oro | |
| Osa | |
| Quepos | |
| Golfito | |
| Coto Brus | |
| Parrita | |
| Corredores | |
| Garabito | |
| Monteverde | |
| Puerto Jiménez | |
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