Guaitil
Guaitil district
Guaitil district location in Costa Rica
Guaitil district location in Costa Rica
Guaitil
Guaitil district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°47′32″N 84°15′11″W / 9.7923489°N 84.2531041°W / 9.7923489; -84.2531041
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonAcosta
Area
  Total43.85 km2 (16.93 sq mi)
Elevation
1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,406
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
11202

Guaitil is a district of the Acosta canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

Guaitil has an area of 43.85 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,030 metres.[1]

The southern boundary of the district is the Grande de Candelaria River, and the northern boundary is the Jorco River.[4]

Communities

Within Guaitil District are the villages of Coyolar, La Cruz, Ococa, and Toledo.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
1883507
1892474−6.5%
19271,515219.6%
19502,43060.4%
19632,368−2.6%
19732,265−4.3%
19842,196−3.0%
20002,55516.3%
20112,406−5.8%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Guaitil had a population of 2,406 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Acosta Map" Instituto de Fomento y Asesoría Municipal, 1985
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. "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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