Batán, Costa Rica Explained

Batán
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:	Batán district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:	Batán district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:	10.1041°N -83.3529°W
Map Alt:	Batán district
Established Title:	Creation
Established Date:	25 June 1969
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Limón
Subdivision Type2:	Canton
Subdivision Name2:	Matina
Area Total Km2:	213.69
Elevation M:	15
Population Total:	16532
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	70502

Batán or Bataan^[1] is a district of the Matina canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.^{[2] [3]}

History

Batán was created on 25 June 1969 by Ley 4345.

Geography

Batán has an area of km²^[4] and an elevation of metres.

Locations

• Neighborhoods (Barrios): Milla 25
• Villages (Poblados): Barbilla, Berta, Damasco, Davao, Goshen, Leyte, Lola, Luzón, Margarita, Milla 24, Milla 27, Milla 28, Oracabesa, Parcelas, Sahara, Santa Marta, Titán, Vegas

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Batán had a population of inhabitants. ^[5]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 32
• National Route 804
• National Route 805

Notes and References

1. Web site: Batán, Batán, Matina, Provincia de Limón, Costa Rica . . 6 May 2021.
2. Web site: es . Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP . Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica . 26 September 2020 . 19 March 2019.
3. Book: es . División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica. 8 March 2017. Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 978-9977-58-477-5.
4. Web site: es . Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020 . 24 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia . dead .
5. Web site: es . Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.