Corredores (canton) explained

Corredores
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Canton
Pushpin Map:Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:Corredores canton location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:Corredores canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:8.538°N -82.9457°W
Map Alt:Corredores canton
Established Title:Creation
Established Date:19 October 1973[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Puntarenas
Seat Type:Head city
Seat:Ciudad Neily, Corredor
Government Type:Municipality
Governing Body:Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Corredores
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:list
Parts:Districts
P1:Corredor
P2:La Cuesta
P3:Canoas
P4:Laurel
Area Total Km2:620.6
Elevation M:58
Population Total:41831
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name:Canton code
Blank Info:610

Corredores is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2] [3] The head city is Ciudad Neily in Corredor district.

History

Corredores was created on 19 October 1973 by decree 5373.

Geography

Corredores has an area of km2[4] and a mean elevation of metres.

The lowland canton shares its eastern border with Panama. The Conte River marks the western limit. The northern boundary runs through the Zapote Ridge, one of the coastal mountain ranges.

Districts

The canton of Corredores is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Corredor
  2. La Cuesta
  3. Canoas
  4. Laurel

Demographics

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

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hernández . Hermógenes . Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 . 1985 . Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia . San José . 9977-64-243-5 . 164–173 . 1 . 5 October 2020 . es.
  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.