Porozal is a district of the Cañas canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Porozal | |
|---|---|
 Porozal district | |
  Porozal Porozal district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°16′07″N 85°10′30″W / 10.2685301°N 85.1748724°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Cañas |
| Creation | 30 November 1995 |
| Area | |
• Total | 105.23 km2 (40.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 669 |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50605 |
History
editPorozal was created on 30 November 1995 by Decreto Ejecutivo 24809-G. Segregated from Cañas.[2]
Geography
editPorozal has an area of 105.23 square kilometres (40.63 sq mi)[3] and an elevation of 35 metres (115 ft).[1]
Villages
editAdministrative center of the district is the village of Porozal.
Other villages in the district Brisas, Eskameca, Guapinol, Pozas, Puerto Alegre, Quesera, Santa Lucía, Taboga (partly) and Tiquirusas.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 719 | — |
| 2011 | 669 | −0.65% |
| 2022 | 862 | +2.33% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Porozal had a population of 669 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). 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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