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Palmira District, Carrillo

Coordinates: 10°32′43″N 85°35′23″W / 10.5451789°N 85.5896198°W / 10.5451789; -85.5896198
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Palmira district
Palmira district location in Costa Rica
Palmira district location in Costa Rica
Palmira
Palmira district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°32′43″N 85°35′23″W / 10.5451789°N 85.5896198°W / 10.5451789; -85.5896198
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonCarrillo
Area
 • Total31.42 km2 (12.13 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,416
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50502

Palmira is a district of the Carrillo canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

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The district was originally known as Boquerones, a local word for Anchovies.

Geography

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Palmira has an area of 31.42 km²[3] and an elevation of 24 metres.[1]

Villages

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Administrative center of the district is the village of Palmira.

Other villages in the district are Ángeles, Comunidad, Paso Tempisque (partly) and San Rafael.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883358—    
1892553+4.95%
1927582+0.15%
1950374−1.90%
19631,187+9.29%
19731,574+2.86%
19842,529+4.41%
20003,974+2.86%
20115,416+2.85%
20226,791+2.08%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Palmira had a population of 5,416 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.