Bahía Ballena
District
Bahía Ballena district
Bahía Ballena district location in Costa Rica
Bahía Ballena district location in Costa Rica
Bahía Ballena
Bahía Ballena district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°10′45″N 83°44′26″W / 9.1792793°N 83.7406835°W / 9.1792793; -83.7406835
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonOsa
Creation23 July 1991
Area
 • Total160.39 km2 (61.93 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,306
 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60504

Bahía Ballena is a district of the Osa canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Bahía Ballena was created on 23 July 1991 by Decreto Ejecutivo 20588-G.[2]

Geography

Bahía Ballena has an area of 160.39 km2[3] and an elevation of 12 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
20001,990—
20113,30666.1%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Bahía Ballena had a population of 3,306 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 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. ↑ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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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