Guaitil District
District in Acosta canton, San José province, Costa Rica
District in San José, Costa Rica
9°47′32″N 84°15′11″W / 9.7923489°N 84.2531041°W / 9.7923489; -84.2531041 (2011)
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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 | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1883 | 507 | — | |
1892 | 474 | −6.5% | |
1927 | 1,515 | 219.6% | |
1950 | 2,430 | 60.4% | |
1963 | 2,368 | −2.6% | |
1973 | 2,265 | −4.3% | |
1984 | 2,196 | −3.0% | |
2000 | 2,555 | 16.3% | |
2011 | 2,406 | −5.8% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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:
- National Route 301
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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Acosta Map" Instituto de Fomento y Asesoría Municipal, 1985
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.
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Districts of San José Province
- San Ignacio
- Guaitil
- Palmichal
- Cangrejal
- Sabanillas
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