Cabo Velas
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Cabo Velas district
Cabo Velas district location in Costa Rica
Cabo Velas district location in Costa Rica
Cabo Velas
Cabo Velas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°22′37″N 85°49′12″W / 10.3768579°N 85.8199233°W / 10.3768579; -85.8199233
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonSanta Cruz
Creation30 November 1988
Area
 • Total73.5 km2 (28.4 sq mi)
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,362
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50308

Cabo Velas is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Cabo Velas was created on 30 November 1988 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 430.[2]

Geography

Cabo Velas has an area of 73.5 km²[3] and an elevation of 26 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative 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

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
20002,132—
20113,36257.7%

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

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "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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