Bejuco District

Bejuco
District
Bejuco district
Bejuco Bejuco district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.8261518°N 85.3012604°W / 9.8261518; -85.3012604
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Nandayure
Area
• Total	262.17 km^2 (101.22 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,026
• Density	12/km^2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	50906

Bejuco is a district of the Nandayure canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2] Located on the Nicoya Peninsula.

Geography

Bejuco has an area of 262.17 km²[3] and an elevation of 10 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Bejuco.

Other villages in the district are Caletas, Candelillo, Corozalito, Chiruta, Chompipe (partly), I Griega, Islita, Jabilla, Jabillos, Maicillal, Maquencal, Milagro, Millal, Mono, Pampas, Paso Vigas, Pecal, Playa Coyote, Playa San Miguel, Pueblo Nuevo, Punta Bejuco, Puerto Coyote, Quebrada Nando, Quebrada Seca, Rancho Floriana, San Francisco de Coyote, San Gabriel, San Miguel, Triunfo and Zapote.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1963	3,898	—
1973	3,824	−0.19%
1984	2,382	−4.21%
2000	2,489	+0.28%
2011	3,026	+1.79%
2022	2,993	−0.10%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Bejuco had a population of 3,026 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 160
• National Route 163
• National Route 623
• National Route 903
• National Route 915

References

1. "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.