San Miguel District, Cañas

San Miguel
District
San Miguel district
San Miguel San Miguel district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.3432867°N 85.0489915°W / 10.3432867; -85.0489915
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Cañas
Creation	30 November 1995
Area
• Total	120.86 km^2 (46.66 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,644
• Density	14/km^2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	50603

San Miguel is a district of the Cañas canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

San Miguel was created on 30 November 1995 by Decreto Ejecutivo 24809-G. Segregated from Cañas.[2]

Geography

San Miguel has an area of 120.86 km²[3] and an elevation of 75 metres.[1]

Villages

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

Other villages in the district are Coco, Gotera, Güis, Higuerón, Higuerón Viejo and San Juan.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
2000	1,520	—
2011	1,644	+0.72%
2022	2,690	+4.58%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Miguel had a population of 1,644 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 1
• National Route 925
• National Route 930

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). 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.