Diriá | |
|---|---|
 Diriá district | |
  Diriá Diriá district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°17′01″N 85°31′14″W / 10.2835612°N 85.5204227°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Santa Cruz |
| Creation | 3 September 1976 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.26 km2 (25.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,905 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50307 |
Diriá is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History[edit]
Diriá was established on 3 September 1976 by Decreto Ejecutivo 6369-G. Segregated from Bolsón.[2]
Geography[edit]
Diriá has an area of 66.26 km²[3] and an elevation of 40 metres.[1]
Villages[edit]
The administrative center of the district is the village of Santa Bárbara.
Other villages in the district are Calle Vieja, Coyolar, Diría, Guaitil, Polvazal, Sequeira, Talolinguita and Trompillal.
Demographics[edit]
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1984 | 2,603 | — | |
| 2000 | 3,217 | 23.6% | |
| 2011 | 3,905 | 21.4% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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According to the 2011 census, Diriá had a population of 3,905 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation[edit]
Road transportation[edit]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- ^ "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.
