Matina
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Matina district
Matina district location in Costa Rica
Matina district location in Costa Rica
Matina
Matina district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°59′06″N 83°17′22″W / 9.9850086°N 83.2895294°W / 9.9850086; -83.2895294
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonMatina
Creation24 June 1969
Area
 • Total351.75 km2 (135.81 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,142
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)

Matina is a district of the Matina canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

In 1747 the main fort (Fuerte de San Fernando de Matina) was captured by British Baymen and Miskito Sambus from the Mosquito Coast - the Cacao rich area was subsequently ravaged.[3] Matina was created on 24 June 1969 by Ley 4344.[2]

Geography

Matina has an area of 351.75 square kilometres (135.81 sq mi)[4] and an elevation of eleven metres (36 ft).[1]

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Matina had a population of 9142 inhabitants.[5]

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. ^ Floyd, Troy S (1967). The Anglo-Spanish Struggle for Mosquitia. University of New Mexico Press. pp. 83–85.
  4. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "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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