| Nandayure | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Nandayure canton location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Nandayure canton location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.9014°N -85.3036°W |
| Map Alt: | Nandayure canton |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 9 October 1961[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guanacaste |
| Seat Type: | Head city |
| Seat: | Carmona |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Nandayure |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | Districts |
| P1: | Carmona |
| P2: | Santa Rita |
| P3: | Zapotal |
| P4: | San Pablo |
| P5: | Porvenir |
| P6: | Bejuco |
| Area Total Km2: | 565.59 |
| Elevation M: | 215 |
| Population Total: | 11121 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Canton code |
| Blank Info: | 509 |
Nandayure is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[2] [3] The head city is in Carmona district.
Nandayure was created on 9 October 1961 by decree 2826.
On September 5, 2012, Nandayure was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, destroying houses in the canton.[4] [5]
Nandayure has an area of km²[6] and a mean elevation of metres.
The canton encompasses a piece of the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya near the mouth of the Tempisque River, including Berrugate Island. It cuts across the center of the Nicoya Peninsula to the Pacific coast between the Ora River to the north and the Bongo River to the south.
The canton of Nandayure is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Nandayure had a population of inhabitants. [7]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: