Palmira District, Carrillo Explained

Palmira
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:Palmira district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:Palmira district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:10.5452°N -85.5896°W
Map Alt:Palmira district
Established Title:Creation
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Guanacaste
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:Carrillo
Area Total Km2:31.42
Elevation M:24
Population Total:5416
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:50502

Palmira is a district of the Carrillo canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]

History

The district was originally known as Spanish; Castilian: Boquerones, a local word for Anchovies.

Geography

Palmira has an area of km²[3] and an elevation of metres.

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Palmira.

Other villages in the district are Ángeles, Comunidad, Paso Tempisque (partly) and San Rafael.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Palmira had a population of inhabitants. [4]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

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. Web site: es . Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.
  4. 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.