Arancibia District

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Arancibia
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Arancibia district
Arancibia district location in Costa Rica
Arancibia district location in Costa Rica
Arancibia
Arancibia district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°13′32″N 84°42′49″W / 10.2255926°N 84.7136123°W / 10.2255926; -84.7136123
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonPuntarenas
Creation9 November 2000
Area
 • Total45.04 km2 (17.39 sq mi)
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total665
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60116

Arancibia is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History[edit]

Arancibia was created on 9 November 2000 by Ley 8044.[2]

Geography[edit]

Arancibia has an area of 45.04 km²[3] and an elevation of 560 metres.[1]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census Pop.
2011665

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

For the 2011 census, Arancibia had a population of 665 inhabitants.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP" [Official declaration for administrative purposes, the approval of the Administrative Territorial Division of the Republic No. 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 [Administrative Territorial Division of the Republic of 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" [Area in square kilometres, according to province, canton and administrative district]. 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" [Census. 2011. Total population by area and sex, according to province, canton and district.]. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.