Tempate

District in Santa Cruz canton, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica
District in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
10°23′42″N 85°44′43″W / 10.3950191°N 85.745226°W / 10.3950191; -85.745226Country Costa RicaProvinceGuanacasteCantonSanta CruzArea
 • Total129.95 km2 (50.17 sq mi)Elevation
62 m (203 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,630 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code
50304

Tempate is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

Tempate has an area of 129.95 km²[3] and an elevation of 62 metres.[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Tempate.

Other villages in the district are Cañafístula, Chiles, Higuerón, Huacas, Jobo, Llano, Paraíso, Portegolpe and Potrero.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1883651—
19272,339—
19502,73116.8%
19634,09449.9%
19733,267−20.2%
19843,3713.2%
20003,3950.7%
20115,63065.8%

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

For the 2011 census, Tempate had a population of 5,630 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • National Route 155
  • National Route 180
  • National Route 909
  • National Route 910
  • National Route 911
  • National Route 933

References

  1. ^ 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.
  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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