Colorado District

District in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica

District in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Colorado

District

Colorado district

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
Province| Guanacaste
Canton| Abangares
Creation| 24 April 1970
Area

• Total

| 201.04 km2 (77.62 sq mi)
Elevation

| 18 m (59 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 4,621
• Density| 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−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 populationCensus| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1892| 641| —
1927| 600| −0.19%
1950| 1,154| +2.88%
1963| 1,859| +3.74%
1973| 2,792| +4.15%
1984| 2,970| +0.56%
2000| 4,076| +2.00%
2011| 4,621| +1.15%
2022| 6,552| +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:

* National Route 18
* National Route 133
* National Route 601

## 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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Districts of Guanacaste Province

Liberia|

* Liberia
* Cañas Dulces
* Mayorga
* Nacascolo
* Curubandé

Nicoya|

* Nicoya
* Mansión
* San Antonio
* Quebrada Honda
* Sámara
* Nosara
* Belén de Nosarita

Santa Cruz|

* Santa Cruz
* Bolsón
* Veintisiete de Abril
* Tempate
* Cartagena
* Cuajiniquil
* Diriá
* Cabo Velas
* Tamarindo

Bagaces|

* Bagaces
* Fortuna
* Mogote
* Río Naranjo

Carrillo|

* Filadelfia
* Palmira
* Sardinal
* Belén

Cañas|

* Cañas
* Palmira
* San Miguel
* Bebedero
* Porozal

Abangares|

* Las Juntas
* Sierra
* San Juan
* Colorado

Tilarán|

* Tilarán
* Quebrada Grande
* Tronadora
* Santa Rosa
* Líbano
* Tierras Morenas
* Arenal
* Cabeceras

Nandayure|

* Carmona
* Santa Rita
* Zapotal
* San Pablo
* Porvenir
* Bejuco

La Cruz|

* La Cruz
* Santa Cecilia
* Garita
* Santa Elena

Hojancha|

* Hojancha
* Monte Romo
* Puerto Carrillo
* Huacas
* Matambú

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