Guacimal

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

For the river, see Guacimal River. Not to be confused with Guasimal.
Guacimal
District
Guacimal district
Guacimal
Guacimal district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.2211318°N 84.8316769°W / 10.2211318; -84.8316769
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonPuntarenas
Creation14 December 1939
Area
 • Total114.49 km2 (44.20 sq mi)
Elevation
368 m (1,207 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total923
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60107

History

Guacimal was created on 14 December 1939 by Decreto Ejecutivo 45.[2]

Geography

Guacimal has an area of 114.49 km2[3] and an elevation of 368 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19502,294—
19632,82623.2%
19731,258−55.5%
19841,119−11.0%
2000990−11.5%
2011923−6.8%

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

For the 2011 census, Guacimal had a population of 923 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

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. "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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