La Cruz | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
Pushpin Map Alt: | La Cruz district location in Costa Rica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | La Cruz district location in Costa Rica |
Coordinates: | 11.0845°N -85.6436°W |
Map Alt: | La Cruz district |
Established Title: | Creation |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Guanacaste |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | La Cruz |
Area Total Km2: | 345.5 |
Elevation M: | 255 |
Population Total: | 9195 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 51001 |
La Cruz is a district of the La Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1] [2] It is located in the north of the country, near the border with Nicaragua.
La Cruz has an area of km²[3] and an elevation of metres.
Administrative center of the district is the town of La Cruz.
Other villages in the district are Bellavista, Bello Horizonte, Brisas, Cacao, Carrizal, Carrizales, Colonia Bolaños, Copalchí, Infierno, Jobo, Monte Plata, Montes de Oro, Pampa, Pegón, Peñas Blancas, Piedra Pómez, Puerto Soley, Recreo, San Buenaventura, San Dimas, San Paco, San Roque, Santa Rogelia, Santa Rosa, Soley, Sonzapote, Tempatal and Vueltas.
For the 2011 census, La Cruz had a population of inhabitants.[4]
The district is covered by the following road routes: