Arenal District, Tilarán

District in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica
District in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
10°31′28″N 84°51′47″W / 10.5243226°N 84.8630661°W / 10.5243226; -84.8630661Country Costa RicaProvinceGuanacasteCantonTilaránCreation16 April 1979Area
 • Total73.72 km2 (28.46 sq mi)Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,300 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code
50807

Arenal is a district of the Tilarán canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2] The relocated town of Nuevo Arenal is located in this district.

History

Arenal was created on 16 April 1979 by Decreto Ejecutivo 10002-G.[2]

Geography

Arenal has an area of 73.72 km²[3] and an elevation of 620 metres.[1]

Locations

  • Poblados: Mata de Caña, Sangregado, San Antonio, Unión

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
19841,751—
20002,17524.2%
20112,3005.7%

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

For the 2011 census, Arenal had a population of 2,300 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • National Route 142
  • National Route 143
  • National Route 734

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. ^ 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. ^ "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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