Llanuras del Gaspar is a district of the Sarapiquí canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Llanuras del Gaspar | |
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 Llanuras del Gaspar district | |
  Llanuras del Gaspar Llanuras del Gaspar district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°40′34″N 83°49′37″W / 10.6760636°N 83.8270701°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Heredia |
| Canton | Sarapiquí |
| Creation | 6 October 1999 |
| Area | |
• Total | 267.74 km2 (103.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,160 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 41004 |
History
editLlanuras del Gaspar was created on 6 October 1999 by Decreto Ejecutivo 28137-G.[2]
Location
editIt is located in the northern region of the country and borders the district of Puerto Viejo to the south and west, with the province of Limón to the east and Nicaragua to the north. Its head, the village of La Aldea, is located 40 km (18 minutes) NE of Puerto Viejo and 122 km (2 hours 59 minutes) to the NE of San José the capital of the nation.
Geography
editLlanuras del Gaspar has an area of 267.74 km²[3] and an elevation of 20 metres.[1] It is the smallest district of the canton by surface.
It presents a plain territory by dominated by the plains of Sarapiquí.
Demography
editThe district has 1 160 inhabitants, making it the third-most populous of the canton.[4]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 662 | — |
| 2011 | 1,160 | +5.23% |
| 2022 | 1,355 | +1.42% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6] | ||
For the 2011 census, Llanuras del Gaspar had a population of 1,160 inhabitants. [7]
Settlements
editThe 9 centers of population of the district son:
- La Aldea (head of the district)
- Caño San Luis
- Chimurria
- Chirriposito
- Delta Costa Rica
- Gaspar
- Lagunilla
- La Lucha
- Tigra (Fátima)
Economy
editAs in its neighboring district of Cureña, agriculture (banana, pineapple, yucca and plantain) is the basis of the local economy.
La Aldea, its head, has education and health services, is the last thanks to the presence of an BTIHC (Basic Team for Integral Health Care) or EBAIS, for its acronym in Spanish.
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). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "2011 Census Population Report" (PDF). INEC. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- ^ "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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