El Cairo, Siquirres

District in Siquirres canton, Limón province, Costa Rica
District in Limón, Costa Rica
10°11′36″N 83°29′15″W / 10.1933237°N 83.4874542°W / 10.1933237; -83.4874542Country Costa RicaProvinceLimónCantonSiquirresCreation19 September 1911Area
 • Total107.2 km2 (41.4 sq mi)Elevation
99 m (325 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,082 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code
70305

El Cairo is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

El Cairo was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 11.[2]

Geography

El Cairo has an area of 107.2 km2[3] and an elevation of 99 metres.[1]

Locations

  • Neighborhoods (Barrios): Francia
  • Villages (Poblados): Ana, Bellavista, Boca Río Jiménez, Castilla, Cocal, Golden Grove, Josefina, Junta, Luisiana, Milla 3, Milla 4, Milla 5, Milla 6, Ontario, Peje, Seis Amigos, Silencio.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
19271,070—
19501,25217.0%
19631,93654.6%
19731,796−7.2%
19842,41134.2%
20004,35580.6%
20116,08239.7%

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

For the 2011 census, El Cairo had a population of 6,082 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • National Route 32
  • National Route 812

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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