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Guaitil District

Coordinates: 9°47′32″N 84°15′11″W / 9.7923489°N 84.2531041°W / 9.7923489; -84.2531041
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Guaitil
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Guaitil district
Guaitil district location in Costa Rica
Guaitil district location in Costa Rica
Guaitil
Guaitil district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°47′32″N 84°15′11″W / 9.7923489°N 84.2531041°W / 9.7923489; -84.2531041
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonAcosta
Area
 • Total43.85 km2 (16.93 sq mi)
Elevation
1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,406
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
11202

Guaitil is a district of the Acosta canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

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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

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Within Guaitil District are the villages of Coyolar, La Cruz, Ococa, and Toledo.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883507—    
1892474−0.75%
19271,515+3.38%
19502,430+2.08%
19632,368−0.20%
19732,265−0.44%
19842,196−0.28%
20002,555+0.95%
20112,406−0.54%
20222,769+1.29%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Guaitil had a population of 2,406 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Acosta Map" Instituto de Fomento y Asesoría Municipal, 1985
  5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "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.