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Batán, Costa Rica

Coordinates: 10°06′15″N 83°21′10″W / 10.1040546°N 83.3529038°W / 10.1040546; -83.3529038
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Batán
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Batán district
Batán district location in Costa Rica
Batán district location in Costa Rica
Batán
Batán district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°06′15″N 83°21′10″W / 10.1040546°N 83.3529038°W / 10.1040546; -83.3529038
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonMatina
Creation25 June 1969
Area
 • Total213.69 km2 (82.51 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total16,532
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
70502

Batán or Bataan[1] is a district of the Matina canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[2][3]

History

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Batán was created on 25 June 1969 by Ley 4345.[3]

Geography

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Batán has an area of 213.69 km²[4] and an elevation of 15 metres.[2]

Locations

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  • Neighborhoods (Barrios): Milla 25
  • Villages (Poblados): Barbilla, Berta, Damasco, Davao, Goshen, Leyte, Lola, Luzón, Margarita, Milla 24, Milla 27, Milla 28, Oracabesa, Parcelas, Sahara, Santa Marta, Titán, Vegas

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19735,109—    
19846,712+2.51%
200014,546+4.95%
201116,532+1.17%
202221,220+2.30%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Batán had a population of 16,532 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  1. ^ "Batán, Batán, Matina, Provincia de Limón, Costa Rica". Mindat.org. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  4. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.