Nandayure (canton)

Nandayure
Canton
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Nandayure canton
Nandayure Nandayure canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°54′05″N85°18′13″W / 9.9014254°N 85.3036154°W / 9.9014254; -85.3036154
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Creation	9 October 1961 [1]
Head city	Carmona
Districts	Districts Carmona Santa Rita Zapotal San Pablo Porvenir Bejuco
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Nandayure
Area
• Total	565.59 km2 (218.38 sq mi)
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,121
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	509
Website	www.nandayure.go.cr

Nandayure is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. ^{[2] [3]} The head city is in Carmona district.

History

Nandayure was created on 9 October 1961 by decree 2826. ^[1]

On September 5, 2012, Nandayure was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, destroying houses in the canton. ^{[4] [5]}

Geography

Nandayure has an area of 565.59 km² ^[6] and a mean elevation of 215 metres. ^[2]

The canton encompasses a piece of the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya near the mouth of the Tempisque River, including Berrugate Island. It cuts across the center of the Nicoya Peninsula to the Pacific coast between the Ora River to the north and the Bongo River to the south.

Districts

The canton of Nandayure is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Carmona
2. Santa Rita
3. Zapotal
4. San Pablo
5. Porvenir
6. Bejuco

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1963	12,038	—
1973	12,058	+0.02%
1984	9,604	−2.05%
2000	9,985	+0.24%
2011	11,121	+0.98%
2022	11,874	+0.60%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [7] Centro Centroamericano de Población [8]

For the 2011 census, Nandayure had a population of 11,121 inhabitants. ^[9]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 21
• National Route 160
• National Route 161
• National Route 163
• National Route 623
• National Route 901
• National Route 902
• National Route 903
• National Route 915

References

1. Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN   9977-64-243-5. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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.
3. 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.
4. "M7.6 - 12km ENE of Hojancha, Costa Rica". United States Geological Survey. September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
5. Mata Blanco, Alonso (September 6, 2012). "Sismo Destruyó Viviendas en Varios Cantones de Guanacaste y Alajuela" [Earthquake Destroyed Homes in Several Cantons of Guanacaste and Alajuela]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
6. "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.
7. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
8. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
9. "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.