Nacascolo
District
Nacascolo district
Nacascolo district location in Costa Rica
Nacascolo district location in Costa Rica
Nacascolo
Nacascolo district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°41′57″N 85°36′42″W / 10.6992413°N 85.6117321°W / 10.6992413; -85.6117321
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonLiberia
Creation26 November 1971
Area
 • Total327.05 km2 (126.27 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,249
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50104

Nacascolo is a district of the Liberia canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Nacascolo was created on 26 November 1971 by Decreto Ejecutivo 2077-G. Segregated from Liberia.[2]

Geography

Nacascolo has an area of 327.05 km²[3] and an elevation of 29 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is Guardia. Other villages are Bejuco, Nacascolo, Oratorio, Puerto Culebra and Triunfo.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19731,039—
19841,31626.7%
20001,72731.2%
20112,24930.2%

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

For the 2011 census, Nacascolo had a population of 2,249 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). 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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