Bagaces

Bagaces
District
Bagaces district
Bagaces Bagaces district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°26′53″N85°17′35″W / 10.4481144°N 85.2931365°W / 10.4481144; -85.2931365
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Bagaces
Area
• Total	883.98 km2 (341.31 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,367
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	50401

Bagaces is a district of the Bagaces canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. ^{[1] [2]}

Geography

Bagaces has an area of 883.98 km² ^[3] and an elevation of 80 metres. ^[1]

Communities

The district includes the towns of Bagaces, Pijije, Montenegro, Montano, and Salitral.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	517	—
1892	419	−2.31%
1927	1,890	+4.40%
1950	4,079	+3.40%
1963	9,836	+7.01%
1973	4,867	−6.79%
1984	5,909	+1.78%
2000	9,261	+2.85%
2011	12,367	+2.66%
2022	15,858	+2.29%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Bagaces had a population of 12,367 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The Inter-American Highway runs east–west through the middle of the district.

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 1
• National Route 164
• National Route 165
• National Route 922
• National Route 923

References

1. "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 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.