San Miguel District, Cañas Explained

San Miguel
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:San Miguel district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:San Miguel district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:10.3433°N -85.049°W
Map Alt:San Miguel district
Established Title:Creation
Established Date:30 November 1995
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Guanacaste
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:Cañas
Area Total Km2:120.86
Elevation M:75
Population Total:1644
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:50603

San Miguel is a district of the Cañas canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]

History

San Miguel was created on 30 November 1995 by Decreto Ejecutivo 24809-G. Segregated from Cañas.

Geography

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

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of San Miguel.

Other villages in the district are Coco, Gotera, Güis, Higuerón, Higuerón Viejo and San Juan.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, San Miguel 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.