Santa Elena
District
Santa Elena district
Santa Elena district location in Costa Rica
Santa Elena district location in Costa Rica
Santa Elena
Santa Elena district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°53′37″N 85°43′13″W / 10.8935505°N 85.7202529°W / 10.8935505; -85.7202529
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonLa Cruz
Area
 • Total513.35 km2 (198.21 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,040
 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
51004

Santa Elena is a district of the La Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

Santa Elena has an area of 513.35 km²[3] and an elevation of 10 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Cuajiniquil.

Other villages in the district are Cedros, Guaria, Puerto Castilla and Rabo de Mico (Aguacaliente).

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1973717—
198497636.1%
20001,80685.0%
20112,04013.0%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Santa Elena had a population of 2,040 inhabitants. [6]

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. ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ↑ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. ↑ "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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