Matina (canton)

Canton in Limón province, Costa Rica

Canton in Limón, Costa Rica

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Matina canton

10°00′36″N 83°18′35″W / 10.0099048°N 83.3096247°W / 10.0099048; -83.3096247Country

Costa RicaProvince LimónCreation24 June 1969^[1]Head cityMatinaDistricts

Districts

Matina
Batán
Carrandi

Government

• TypeMunicipality • BodyMunicipalidad de MatinaArea

• Total772.64 km² (298.32 sq mi)Elevation

13 m (43 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total37,721 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Canton code705Website{{URL|example.com|optional display text}}

Matina is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica.^[2]^[3] The head city is in Matina district.

History

Matina was created on 24 June 1969 by decree 4344.^[1]

Geography

Matina has an area of 772.64 km²^[4] and a mean elevation of 13 metres.^[2]

The canton includes the Caribbean coast between the mouths of the Pacuare River to the north and the Toro River to the south. It lies between the Madre de Dios River on the northwest side and the Toro River on the east, and ranges as far south at the Boyei River in the Cordillera de Talamanca.

Districts

The canton of Matina is subdivided into the following districts:

Matina
Batán
Carrandi

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	10,489	—
1984	14,723	+3.13%
2000	33,096	+5.19%
2011	37,721	+1.20%
2022	45,329	+1.68%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[6]

For the 2011 census, Matina had a population of 37,721 inhabitants. ^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 32
National Route 803
National Route 804
National Route 805
National Route 807
National Route 813

References

^ ^a ^b Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ ^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.
^ 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). 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.