Sabalito

Sabalito
District
Sabalito district
Sabalito Sabalito district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°52′58″N82°49′53″W / 8.8828164°N 82.8314335°W / 8.8828164; -82.8314335
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Puntarenas
Canton	Coto Brus
Creation	10 December 1965
Area
• Total	186.82 km2 (72.13 sq mi)
Elevation	900 m (3,000 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,984
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	60802

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

History

Sabalito was created on 10 December 1965 by Ley 3598. ^[2]

Geography

Sabalito has an area of 186.82 km² ^[3] and an elevation of 900 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	5,802	—
1984	9,063	+4.14%
2000	11,084	+1.27%
2011	10,984	−0.08%
2022	13,218	+1.70%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Sabalito had a population of 10,984 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 613
• National Route 617

Economy

The local population is mostly employed by the local ranches and farms^{[ citation needed ]} or in other manual labor.

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.