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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]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 7,021 | — |
| 1984 | 9,340 | +2.63% |
| 2000 | 11,456 | +1.28% |
| 2011 | 12,918 | +1.10% |
| 2022 | 15,176 | +1.48% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
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
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- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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 | |
|---|---|
| Puntarenas | |
| Esparza | |
| Buenos Aires | |
| Montes de Oro | |
| Osa | |
| Quepos | |
| Golfito | |
| Coto Brus | |
| Parrita | |
| Corredores | |
| Garabito | |
| Monteverde | |
| Puerto Jiménez | |
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