Siquirres
District
Siquirres town entrance
Siquirres town entrance
Map
Siquirres district
Siquirres district location in Costa Rica
Siquirres district location in Costa Rica
Siquirres
Siquirres district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°05′24″N 83°30′06″W / 10.0900655°N 83.5016257°W / 10.0900655; -83.5016257
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonSiquirres
Creation19 September 1911
Area
 • Total373.27 km2 (144.12 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total31,637
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
70301

Siquirres is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2] It is a center of commerce and has most of the services for the area's locals.

Toponymy

The name is derived from a native word meaning reddish colored.

History

Siquirres was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 11.[2]

Geography

Siquirres has an area of 373.27 km2[3] and an elevation of 62 metres.[1]

Locations

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1892775—
19272,985285.2%
19502,832−5.1%
19635,43792.0%
19739,79980.2%
198417,52278.8%
200031,35879.0%
201131,6370.9%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Siquirres had a population of 31,637 inhabitants.[6]

Notable people

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). 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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