Guácimo (canton)

Canton in Limón province, Costa Rica

Canton in Limón, Costa Rica

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Guácimo

Guácimo canton location in Costa Rica

Coordinates: 10°12′09″N 83°37′20″W﻿ / ﻿10.2024994°N 83.6223033°W﻿ / 10.2024994; -83.6223033
Country|  Costa Rica
Province| Limón
Creation| 8 May 1971[1]
Head city| Guácimo
Districts|

Districts

* Guácimo
* Mercedes
* Pocora
* Río Jiménez
* Duacarí

Government

• Type| Municipality
• Body| Municipalidad de Guácimo
Area

• Total

| 576.48 km2 (222.58 sq mi)
Elevation

| 67 m (220 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 41,266
• Density| 72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−06:00
Canton code| 706
Website| www.guacimo.go.cr

Guácimo is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Guácimo district.

## History

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Guácimo was created on 8 May 1971 by decree 4753.[1]

## Geography

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Guácimo has an area of 576.48 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 67 metres.[2]

The canton is landlocked and therefore the only canton in the province of Limón without access to the Caribbean Sea. Its northern border is marked by the Esperanza and Jiménez rivers, which also forms the western border. The Destierro and Parismina rivers delineate the eastern boundary, and the canton reaches into the Cordillera Central to the south.

## Districts

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The canton of Guácimo is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Guácimo
2. Mercedes
3. Pocora
4. Río Jiménez
5. Duacarí

## Demographics

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Historical populationCensus| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1973| 11,572| —
1984| 16,472| +3.26%
2000| 34,879| +4.80%
2011| 41,266| +1.54%
2022| 49,606| +1.69%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Guácimo had a population of 41,266 inhabitants.[7]

## Transportation

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### Road transportation

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The canton is covered by the following road routes:

* National Route 32
* National Route 248
* National Route 811
* National Route 816

## References

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1. ^ a b Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173\. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.164-173&rft.edition=1&rft.pub=Editorial+Universidad+Estatal+a+Distancia&rft.date=1985&rft.isbn=9977-64-243-5&rft.aulast=Hernández&rft.aufirst=Hermógenes&rft_id=https://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_censal/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Guácimo+(canton)" class="Z3988">
2. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
6. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
7. ^ "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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