Tempate | |
|---|---|
 Tempate district | |
  Tempate Tempate district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°23′42″N 85°44′43″W / 10.3950191°N 85.745226°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Santa Cruz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 129.95 km2 (50.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,630 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50304 |
Tempate is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography[edit]
Tempate has an area of 129.95 km²[3] and an elevation of 62 metres.[1]
Villages[edit]
Administrative center of the district is the village of Tempate.
Other villages in the district are Cañafístula, Chiles, Higuerón, Huacas, Jobo, Llano, Paraíso, Portegolpe and Potrero.
Demographics[edit]
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 651 | — | |
| 1927 | 2,339 | — | |
| 1950 | 2,731 | 16.8% | |
| 1963 | 4,094 | 49.9% | |
| 1973 | 3,267 | −20.2% | |
| 1984 | 3,371 | 3.2% | |
| 2000 | 3,395 | 0.7% | |
| 2011 | 5,630 | 65.8% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Tempate had a population of 5,630 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation[edit]
Road transportation[edit]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 155
National Route 180
National Route 909
National Route 910
National Route 911
National Route 933
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.
- ^ 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). 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.
