Las Juntas | |
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Coordinates: 10°14′14″N85°01′23″W / 10.2370966°N 85.0230036°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Guanacaste |
Canton | Abangares |
Area | |
• Total | 229.16 km2 (88.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,482 |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 50701 |
Las Juntas is a district of the Abangares canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
Las Juntas has an area of 229.16 km2 [3] and an elevation of 150 metres. [1]
Administrative center of the district is the town of Las Juntas.
Other villages are Blanco, Concepción, Coyolito (partly), Chiqueros, Desjarretado, Huacas (partly), Irma, Jarquín (partly), Jesús, Lajas, Limonal, Limonal Viejo, Matapalo, Naranjos Agrios, Palma, Peña, Puente de Tierra, Rancho Alegre (partly), Rancho Ania (partly), San Cristóbal, San Juan Chiquito, Tortugal and Zapote.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1927 | 1,931 | — | |
1950 | 3,431 | 77.7% | |
1963 | 4,253 | 24.0% | |
1973 | 5,486 | 29.0% | |
1984 | 6,568 | 19.7% | |
2000 | 8,612 | 31.1% | |
2011 | 9,482 | 10.1% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] |
For the 2011 census, Las Juntas had a population of 9,482 inhabitants. [6]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
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