Cureña

Cureña
District
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Cureña district
Cureña district location in Costa Rica
Cureña district location in Costa Rica
Cureña
Cureña district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°40′59″N 84°02′52″W / 10.6831653°N 84.0477495°W / 10.6831653; -84.0477495
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceHeredia
CantonSarapiquí
Creation6 October 1999
Area
 • Total
369.02 km2 (142.48 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
951
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
41005

Cureña is a district of the Sarapiquí canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Cureña was created on 6 October 1999 by Decreto Ejecutivo 28137-G.[2]

Location

It is located in the northern region of the country and borders the districts of La Virgen to the south, Puerto Viejo to the east, the province of Alajuela to the west and Nicaragua to the north.

Geography

Cureña has an area of 369.02 km²[3] and an elevation of 30 metres.[1] It is the fourth district of the canton by area.

It presents a plain territory by dominated by the plains of Sarapiquí.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
2000759—    
2011951+2.07%
20221,531+4.42%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Cureña had a population of 951 inhabitants. [6]

Settlements

The 12 population centers of the district are:

  • Golfito (head of the district)
  • Caño Tambor
  • Copalchí
  • Cureñita
  • Paloseco
  • Remolinito
  • Tambor
  • Tierrabuena
  • Trinidad (Boca Sarapiquí)
  • Unión del Toro
  • Vuelta Cabo de Hornos
  • Los Angeles del Río

Economy

As in its neighboring district of Llanuras del Gaspar, agriculture (banana, pineapple, yucca and banana) is the base of the local economy.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  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. ^ 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.
  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.
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