Cabo Velas is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Cabo Velas | |
|---|---|
 Cabo Velas district | |
  Cabo Velas Cabo Velas district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°22′37″N 85°49′12″W / 10.3768579°N 85.8199233°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Santa Cruz |
| Creation | 30 November 1988 |
| Area | |
• Total | 73.5 km2 (28.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,362 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50308 |
History
editCabo Velas was created on 30 November 1988 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 430.[2]
Geography
editCabo Velas has an area of 73.5 km²[3] and an elevation of 26 metres.[1]
Villages
editAdministrative center of the district is the village of Matapalo.
Other villages in the district are Brasilito, Conchal, Flamingo, Garita Vieja, Jesús María, Lajas, Lomas, Playa Real, Puerto Viejo, Salinas, Salinitas, Tacasolapa, Playa Grande and Zapotillal.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,132 | — |
| 2011 | 3,362 | +4.23% |
| 2022 | 3,776 | +1.06% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Cabo Velas had a population of 3,362 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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