Cabo Velas | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Cabo Velas district location in Costa Rica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Cabo Velas district location in Costa Rica |
Coordinates: | 10.3769°N -85.8199°W |
Map Alt: | Cabo Velas district |
Established Title: | Creation |
Established Date: | 30 November 1988 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Guanacaste |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | Santa Cruz |
Area Total Km2: | 73.5 |
Elevation M: | 26 |
Population Total: | 3362 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 50308 |
Cabo Velas is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
Cabo Velas was created on 30 November 1988 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 430.
Cabo Velas has an area of km²[3] and an elevation of metres.
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.
For the 2011 census, Cabo Velas had a population of inhabitants. [4]
The district is covered by the following road routes: