Sabalito
District
Sabalito district
Sabalito district location in Costa Rica
Sabalito district location in Costa Rica
Sabalito
Sabalito district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°52′58″N 82°49′53″W / 8.8828164°N 82.8314335°W / 8.8828164; -82.8314335
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonCoto Brus
Creation10 December 1965
Area
 • Total186.82 km2 (72.13 sq mi)
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total10,984
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60802

Sabalito is a district of the Coto Brus canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Sabalito was created on 10 December 1965 by Ley 3598.[2]

Geography

Sabalito has an area of 186.82 km²[3] and an elevation of 900 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19735,802—
19849,06356.2%
200011,08422.3%
201110,984−0.9%

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

For the 2011 census, Sabalito had a population of 10,984 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Economy

The local population is mostly employed by the local ranches and farms or in other manual labor.

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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