Arenal is a district of the Tilarán canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2] The relocated town of Nuevo Arenal is located in this district.
Arenal | |
|---|---|
 Arenal district | |
  Arenal Arenal district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°31′28″N 84°51′47″W / 10.5243226°N 84.8630661°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Tilarán |
| Creation | 16 April 1979 |
| Area | |
• Total | 73.72 km2 (28.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,300 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50807 |
History
editArenal was created on 16 April 1979 by Decreto Ejecutivo 10002-G.[2]
Geography
editArenal has an area of 73.72 km²[3] and an elevation of 620 metres.[1]
Locations
edit- Poblados: Mata de Caña, Sangregado, San Antonio, Unión
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1,751 | — |
| 2000 | 2,175 | +1.36% |
| 2011 | 2,300 | +0.51% |
| 2022 | 2,346 | +0.18% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Arenal had a population of 2,300 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe 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.
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ 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.
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