Nacascolo is a district of the Liberia canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Nacascolo | |
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 Nacascolo district | |
  Nacascolo Nacascolo district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°41′57″N 85°36′42″W / 10.6992413°N 85.6117321°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Liberia |
| Creation | 26 November 1971 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 327.05 km2 (126.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,249 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50104 |
History edit
Nacascolo was created on 26 November 1971 by Decreto Ejecutivo 2077-G. Segregated from Liberia.[2]
Geography edit
Nacascolo has an area of 327.05 km2[3] and an elevation of 29 metres.[1]
Villages edit
Administrative center of the district is Guardia. Other villages are Bejuco, Nacascolo, Oratorio, Puerto Culebra and Triunfo.
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 1,039 | — | |
| 1984 | 1,316 | 26.7% | |
| 2000 | 1,727 | 31.2% | |
| 2011 | 2,249 | 30.2% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Nacascolo had a population of 2,249 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation edit
Road transportation edit
The district is covered by the following road routes:
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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