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Colorado District

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Colorado
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Colorado district
Colorado district location in Costa Rica
Colorado district location in Costa Rica
Colorado
Colorado district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°12′48″N 85°07′32″W / 10.2132561°N 85.1256356°W / 10.2132561; -85.1256356
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonAbangares
Creation24 April 1970
Area
 • Total
201.04 km2 (77.62 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,621
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50704

Colorado is a district of the Abangares canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

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Colorado was created on 24 April 1970 by Decreto 23, crea consejo distrital.[2]

Geography

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Colorado has an area of 201.04 km²[3] and an elevation of 18 metres.[1]

Villages

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Administrative center of the district is the town of Colorado.

Other villages are Barbudal, Gavilanes, Higuerilla, Huacas (partly), Monte Potrero, Quebracho, Peñablanca, San Buenaventura, San Joaquín, Solimar and Villafuerte.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1892641—    
1927600−0.19%
19501,154+2.88%
19631,859+3.74%
19732,792+4.15%
19842,970+0.56%
20004,076+2.00%
20114,621+1.15%
20226,552+3.23%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Colorado had a population of 4,621 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.


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