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District in Santa Cruz canton, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica
District in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Cartagena is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Cartagena was created on 2 October 1964 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 405. Segregated from Tempate.[2]
Cartagena has an area of 82.56 km²[3] and an elevation of 63 metres.[1]
Administrative center of the district is the village of Cartagena.
Other villages in the district are Corocitos and Lorena.
Historical population
|
Census |
Pop. |
|
%±
|
1973 | 1,967 | | — |
1984 | 1,935 | | −1.6% |
2000 | 2,986 | | 54.3% |
2011 | 3,824 | | 28.1% |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]
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For the 2011 census, Cartagena had a population of 3,824 inhabitants. [6]
Road transportation
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The district is covered by the following road routes: