Florida District Explained
| Florida |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Florida district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Florida district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 10.0485°N -83.6345°W |
| Map Alt: | Florida district |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 19 September 1911 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limón |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Siquirres |
| Area Total Km2: | 82.76 |
| Elevation M: | 160 |
| Population Total: | 2184 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 70303 |
Florida is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
History
Florida was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 11.
Geography
Florida has an area of km²[3] and an elevation of metres.
Locations
- Neighborhoods (Barrios): El Alto
- Villages (Poblados): Alto Gracias a Dios, Alto Laurelar, Altos de Pascua, Bonilla Abajo, Casorla, Chonta, Destierro, Fourth Cliff, Huecos, Lomas, Llano, Pascua, Río Peje, Roca, Rubí, San Antonio, Túnel Camp
Demographics
For the 2011 census, Florida had a population of inhabitants.[4]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Economy
It shares with Siquirres District the biggest hydroelectrical dam of Central America,[5] the Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Reventazón, built over the Reventazón River by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad. Impressive views of the dam are a main tourist attraction in the district.
Notes and References
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 .
- 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.
- Web site: Aplicación del Protocolo al PH Reventazón – Taller regional :: Aplicación de la sostenibilidad hidroeléctrica :: Protocolo de evaluación :: Experiencia y beneficios . 2020-03-27 . 2020-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327092004/http://es.sustainablehydro.net/ph-reventazon/ . dead .
