Santa Cecilia is a district of the La Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Santa Cecilia | |
|---|---|
 Santa Cecilia district | |
  Santa Cecilia Santa Cecilia district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 11°01′50″N 85°20′50″W / 11.0304897°N 85.3473015°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | La Cruz |
| Area | |
• Total | 258.16 km2 (99.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,258 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 51002 |
Geography
editSanta Cecilia has an area of 258.16 km²[3] and an elevation of 337 metres.[1]
Villages
editAdministrative center of the district is the village of Santa Cecilia.
Other villages in the district are Armenia, Belice, Bellavista, Brisas, Caoba, Esperanza, Flor del Norte, Lajosa, Marías, Palmares, San Antonio, San Cristóbal, San Rafael, San Vicente, Santa Elena, Sardina, and Virgen.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2,054 | — |
| 1984 | 3,042 | +3.63% |
| 2000 | 5,238 | +3.45% |
| 2011 | 6,258 | +1.63% |
| 2022 | 9,269 | +3.64% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Santa Cecilia had a population of 6,258 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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