La Cruz, Costa Rica

La Cruz
La Cruz
District
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	La Cruz La Cruz district location in Costa Rica
	Coordinates: 11°05′04″N 85°38′37″W / 11.0845008°N 85.6435834°WCoordinates: 11°05′04″N 85°38′37″W / 11.0845008°N 85.6435834°W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	La Cruz
Area
• Total	345.5 km2 (133.4 sq mi)
Elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	9,195
• Density	27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	51001

La Cruz is a district of the La Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.^[1]^[2] It is located in the north of the country, near the border with Nicaragua.

Geography

La Cruz has an area of 345.5 km²^[3] and an elevation of 255 metres.^[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the town of La Cruz.

Other villages in the district are Bellavista, Bello Horizonte, Brisas, Cacao, Carrizal, Carrizales, Colonia Bolaños, Copalchí, Infierno, Jobo, Monte Plata, Montes de Oro, Pampa, Pegón, Peñas Blancas, Piedra Pómez, Puerto Soley, Recreo, San Buenaventura, San Dimas, San Paco, San Roque, Santa Rogelia, Santa Rosa, Soley, Sonzapote, Tempatal and Vueltas.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1927	2,870	—
1950	3,934	37.1%
1963	5,833	48.3%
1973	4,283	−26.6%
1984	5,517	28.8%
2000	7,880	42.8%
2011	9,195	16.7%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[5]

For the 2011 census, La Cruz had a population of 9,195 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

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.
^ 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).
^ "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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[divadm-1] "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.

[dta2017-2] 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.

[inecarea-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).

[censo2011-6] "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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v t e Districts of Guanacaste Province
Liberia	Liberia Cañas Dulces Mayorga Nacascolo Curubandé
Nicoya	Nicoya Mansión San Antonio Quebrada Honda Sámara Nosara Belén de Nosarita
Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Bolsón Veintisiete de Abril Tempate Cartagena Cuajiniquil Diriá Cabo Velas Tamarindo
Bagaces	Bagaces Fortuna Mogote Río Naranjo
Carrillo	Filadelfia Palmira Sardinal Belén
Cañas	Cañas Palmira San Miguel Bebedero Porozal
Abangares	Las Juntas Sierra San Juan Colorado
Tilarán	Tilarán Quebrada Grande Tronadora Santa Rosa Líbano Tierras Morenas Arenal Cabeceras
Nandayure	Carmona Santa Rita Zapotal San Pablo Porvenir Bejuco
La Cruz	La Cruz Santa Cecilia Garita Santa Elena
Hojancha	Hojancha Monte Romo Puerto Carrillo Huacas Matambú