Bagaces is a district of the Bagaces canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Bagaces | |
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 Bagaces district | |
  Bagaces Bagaces district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°26′53″N 85°17′35″W / 10.4481144°N 85.2931365°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Bagaces |
| Area | |
| • Total | 883.98 km2 (341.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,367 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50401 |
Geography edit
Bagaces has an area of 883.98 km²[3] and an elevation of 80 metres.[1]
Communities edit
The district includes the towns of Bagaces, Pijije, Montenegro, Montano, and Salitral.
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 517 | — | |
| 1892 | 419 | −19.0% | |
| 1927 | 1,890 | 351.1% | |
| 1950 | 4,079 | 115.8% | |
| 1963 | 9,836 | 141.1% | |
| 1973 | 4,867 | −50.5% | |
| 1984 | 5,909 | 21.4% | |
| 2000 | 9,261 | 56.7% | |
| 2011 | 12,367 | 33.5% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Bagaces had a population of 12,367 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation edit
Road transportation edit
The Inter-American Highway runs east–west through the middle of the district.
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References edit
- ^ 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "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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