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Bolsón District

Coordinates: 10°20′56″N 85°27′37″W / 10.3489023°N 85.4603021°W / 10.3489023; -85.4603021
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Bolsón district
Bolsón district location in Costa Rica
Bolsón district location in Costa Rica
Bolsón
Bolsón district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°20′56″N 85°27′37″W / 10.3489023°N 85.4603021°W / 10.3489023; -85.4603021
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonSanta Cruz
Area
 • Total32.47 km2 (12.54 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,627
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50302

Bolsón is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

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Bolsón has an area of 32.47 km2[3] and an elevation of 13 metres.[1]

Villages

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Administrative center of the district is the village of Bolsón.

Another village in the district is Lagartero.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883114—    
19271,559+6.12%
19501,837+0.72%
19632,979+3.79%
19733,559+1.79%
19841,314−8.66%
20001,605+1.26%
20111,627+0.12%
20222,378+3.51%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Bolsón had a population of 1,627 inhabitants.[6]

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. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "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.