Matina District Explained

Matina
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:	Matina district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:	Matina district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:	9.985°N -83.2895°W
Map Alt:	Matina district
Established Title:	Creation
Established Date:	24 June 1969
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Limón
Subdivision Type2:	Canton
Subdivision Name2:	Matina
Area Total Km2:	351.75
Elevation M:	11
Population Total:	9142
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto

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

History

In 1747 the main fort (Fuerte de San Fernando de Matina) was captured by British Baymen and Miskito Sambus from the Mosquito Coast - the Cacao rich area was subsequently ravaged.^[3] Matina was created on 24 June 1969 by Ley 4344.

Geography

Matina has an area of ^[4] and an elevation of 11m (36feet).

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Matina had a population of 9142 inhabitants.^[5]

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Book: Floyd . Troy S . The Anglo-Spanish Struggle for Mosquitia . 1967 . University of New Mexico Press . 83–85 . Troy.
4. Web site: es . Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.
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.