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Florida District

District in Siquirres canton, Limón province, Costa Rica

District in Limón, Costa Rica

10°02′54″N 83°38′04″W / 10.0484718°N 83.6345148°W / 10.0484718; -83.6345148Country

Costa RicaProvince Limón CantonSiquirresCreation19 September 1911Area

• Total82.76 km² (31.95 sq mi)Elevation

160 m (520 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total2,184 • Density26/km² (68/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code

70303

Florida is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.^[1]^[2]

History

Florida was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 11.^[2]

Geography

Florida has an area of 82.76 km²^[3] and an elevation of 160 metres.^[1]

Locations

Neighborhoods (Barrios): El Alto
Villages (Poblados): Alto Gracias a Dios, Alto Laurelar, Altos de Pascua, Bonilla Abajo, Casorla, Chonta, Destierro, Fourth Cliff, Huecos, Lomas, Llano, Pascua, Río Peje, Roca, Rubí, San Antonio, Túnel Camp

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	171	—
1950	525	+5.00%
1963	1,054	+5.51%
1973	1,456	+3.28%
1984	1,794	+1.92%
2000	1,964	+0.57%
2011	2,184	+0.97%
2022	2,656	+1.79%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[5]

For the 2011 census, Florida had a population of 2,184 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 415

Economy

It shares with Siquirres District the biggest hydroelectrical dam of Central America,^[7] the Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Reventazón, built over the Reventazón River by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad. Impressive views of the dam are a main tourist attraction in the district.

References

^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ "Aplicación del Protocolo al PH Reventazón – Taller regional :: Aplicación de la sostenibilidad hidroeléctrica :: Protocolo de evaluación :: Experiencia y beneficios". Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.