Cuajiniquil District

Cuajiniquil
District
Cuajiniquil district
Cuajiniquil Cuajiniquil district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0617686°N 85.6985514°W / 10.0617686; -85.6985514
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Santa Cruz
Creation	11 November 1974
Area
• Total	218.65 km^2 (84.42 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,789
• Density	8.2/km^2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	50306

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

History

Cuajiniquil was created on 11 November 1974 by Decreto Ejecutivo 4315-G. Segregated from Veintisiete de Abril.[2]

Geography

Cuajiniquil has an area of 218.65 km²[3] and an elevation of 24 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of San Juanillo.

Other villages in the Cantons are Alemania, Bolillos, Cuajiniquil, Chiquero, Fortuna, Jazminal, Lagarto, Libertad, Limonal, Manzanillo, Marbella, Ostional, Palmares, Piedras Amarillas, Progreso, Punta Caliente, Quebrada Seca, Quebrada Zapote, Rayo, Roble, Rosario, Santa Cecilia, Santa Elena, Socorro, Unión and Veracruz.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1984	2,154	—
2000	1,547	−2.05%
2011	1,789	+1.33%
2022	1,171	−3.78%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Cuajiniquil had a population of 1,789 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 160
• National Route 904

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.