Nandayure (canton)
Nandayure | |
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Carmona | |
| Districts | Districts |
| 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 is a
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:
- Carmona
- Santa Rita
- Zapotal
- San Pablo
- Porvenir
- Bejuco
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
2011 | 11,121 | 11.4% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[7] |
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For the
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
- ^ ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
- ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
- ^ "M7.6 - 12km ENE of Hojancha, Costa Rica". United States Geological Survey. September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the originalon September 25, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- ^ "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.
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