Sabalito

Sabalito
District
Sabalito district
Sabalito district location in Costa Rica
Sabalito district location in Costa Rica
Sabalito
Sabalito district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°52′58″N 82°49′53″W / 8.8828164°N 82.8314335°W / 8.8828164; -82.8314335
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonCoto Brus
Creation10 December 1965
Area
 • Total
186.82 km2 (72.13 sq mi)
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
10,984
 • Density58.795/km2 (152.28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60802

Sabalito is a district of the Coto Brus canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.

History

Sabalito was created on 10 December 1965 by Ley 3598.

Geography

Sabalito has an area of 186.82 km2 (72.13 sq mi) and an elevation of 900 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19735,802—    
19849,063+4.14%
200011,084+1.27%
201110,984−0.08%
202213,218+1.70%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Sabalito had a population of 10,984 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Economy

The local population is mostly employed by the local ranches and farms[citation needed] or in other manual labor.

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 16 September 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.