Las Juntas is a district of the Abangares canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Las Juntas | |
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 Las Juntas district | |
  Las Juntas Las Juntas district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°14′14″N 85°01′23″W / 10.2370966°N 85.0230036°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Abangares |
| Area | |
• Total | 229.16 km2 (88.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,482 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50701 |
Geography
editLas Juntas has an area of 229.16 km2[3] and an elevation of 150 metres.[1]
Villages
editAdministrative center of the district is the town of Las Juntas.
Other villages are Blanco, Concepción, Coyolito (partly), Chiqueros, Desjarretado, Huacas (partly), Irma, Jarquín (partly), Jesús, Lajas, Limonal, Limonal Viejo, Matapalo, Naranjos Agrios, Palma, Peña, Puente de Tierra, Rancho Alegre (partly), Rancho Ania (partly), San Cristóbal, San Juan Chiquito, Tortugal and Zapote.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 1,931 | — |
| 1950 | 3,431 | +2.53% |
| 1963 | 4,253 | +1.67% |
| 1973 | 5,486 | +2.58% |
| 1984 | 6,568 | +1.65% |
| 2000 | 8,612 | +1.71% |
| 2011 | 9,482 | +0.88% |
| 2022 | 11,335 | +1.64% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Las Juntas had a population of 9,482 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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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