Naranjito District

Naranjito
District
Naranjito district
Naranjito Naranjito district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°28′54″N84°04′49″W / 9.4817899°N 84.0803969°W / 9.4817899; -84.0803969
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Puntarenas
Canton	Quepos
Creation	11 August 1971
Area
• Total	104.68 km2 (40.42 sq mi)
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,677
• Density	35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	60603

Naranjito is a district of the Quepos canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Naranjito was created on 11 August 1971 by Decreto 1904-G. ^[2]

Geography

Naranjito has an area of 104.68 km² ^[3] and an elevation of 95 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	2,287	—
1984	1,760	−2.35%
2000	2,476	+2.16%
2011	3,677	+3.66%
2022	5,504	+3.74%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Naranjito had a population of 3,677 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 616

References

• Costa Rica portal

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). 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.