Tempate

Tempate
District
Tempate district
Tempate district location in Costa Rica
Tempate district location in Costa Rica
Tempate
Tempate district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°23′42″N 85°44′43″W / 10.3950191°N 85.745226°W / 10.3950191; -85.745226
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonSanta Cruz
Area
 • Total
129.95 km2 (50.17 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,630
 • Density43.3/km2 (112/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50304

Tempate is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.

Geography

Tempate has an area of 129.95 km2 (50.17 sq mi) and an elevation of 62 metres.

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Tempate.

Other villages in the district are Cañafístula, Chiles, Higuerón, Huacas, Jobo, Llano, Paraíso, Portegolpe and Potrero.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883651—    
19272,339+2.95%
19502,731+0.68%
19634,094+3.16%
19733,267−2.23%
19843,371+0.29%
20003,395+0.04%
20115,630+4.71%
20228,136+3.40%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Tempate had a population of 5,630 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

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. ↑ 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.