Florida District

Florida
District
Interactive map of Florida
Florida district location in Costa Rica
Florida district location in Costa Rica
Florida
Florida district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°02′54″N 83°38′04″W / 10.0484718°N 83.6345148°W / 10.0484718; -83.6345148
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
CantonSiquirres
Creation19 September 1911
Area
 • Total
82.76 km2 (31.95 sq mi)
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,184
 • Density26.39/km2 (68.35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
70303

Florida is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.

History

Florida was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 11.

Geography

Florida has an area of 82.76 km² and an elevation of 160 metres.

Locations

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1927171—    
1950525+5.00%
19631,054+5.51%
19731,456+3.28%
19841,794+1.92%
20001,964+0.57%
20112,184+0.97%
20222,382+0.79%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Florida had a population of 2,184 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Economy

It shares with Siquirres District the biggest hydroelectrical dam of Central America, the Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Reventazón, built over the Reventazón River by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad. Impressive views of the dam are a main tourist attraction in the district.

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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.
  7. ↑ "Aplicación del Protocolo al PH Reventazón – Taller regional :: Aplicación de la sostenibilidad hidroeléctrica :: Protocolo de evaluación :: Experiencia y beneficios". Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.