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Diriá

Coordinates: 10°17′01″N 85°31′14″W / 10.2835612°N 85.5204227°W / 10.2835612; -85.5204227
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Diriá district
Diriá district location in Costa Rica
Diriá district location in Costa Rica
Diriá
Diriá district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°17′01″N 85°31′14″W / 10.2835612°N 85.5204227°W / 10.2835612; -85.5204227
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonSanta Cruz
Creation3 September 1976
Area
 • Total66.26 km2 (25.58 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,905
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50307

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

History

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Diriá was established on 3 September 1976 by Decreto Ejecutivo 6369-G. Segregated from Bolsón.[2]

Geography

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Diriá has an area of 66.26 km²[3] and an elevation of 40 metres.[1]

Villages

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The administrative center of the district is the village of Santa Bárbara.

Other villages in the district are Calle Vieja, Coyolar, Diría, Guaitil, Polvazal, Sequeira, Talolinguita and Trompillal.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19842,603—    
20003,217+1.33%
20113,905+1.78%
20225,148+2.54%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

According to the 2011 census, Diriá had a population of 3,905 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  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. ^ 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.
  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. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.