Bagaces

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Bagaces
District
Bagaces district
Bagaces district location in Costa Rica
Bagaces district location in Costa Rica
Bagaces
Bagaces district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°26′53″N 85°17′35″W / 10.4481144°N 85.2931365°W / 10.4481144; -85.2931365Coordinates: 10°26′53″N 85°17′35″W / 10.4481144°N 85.2931365°W / 10.4481144; -85.2931365
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonBagaces
Area
 • Total883.98 km2 (341.31 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,367
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50401

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

Geography[]

Bagaces has an area of 883.98 km²[3] and an elevation of 80 metres.[1]

Communities[]

The district includes the towns of Bagaces, Pijije, Montenegro, Montano, and Salitral.

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1883517—
1892419−19.0%
19271,890351.1%
19504,079115.8%
19639,836141.1%
19734,867−50.5%
19845,90921.4%
20009,26156.7%
201112,36733.5%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Bagaces had a population of 12,367 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation[]

Road transportation[]

The Inter-American Highway runs east–west through the middle of the district.

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References[]

  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. ^ "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.
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