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District in Santa Cruz canton, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica
District in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Tempate is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Tempate has an area of 129.95 km²[3] and an elevation of 62 metres.[1]
Administrative center of the district is the village of Tempate.
Other villages in the district are Cañafístula, Chiles, Higuerón, Huacas, Jobo, Llano, Paraíso, Portegolpe and Potrero.
Historical population
|
Census |
Pop. |
|
%±
|
1883 | 651 | | — |
1927 | 2,339 | | — |
1950 | 2,731 | | 16.8% |
1963 | 4,094 | | 49.9% |
1973 | 3,267 | | −20.2% |
1984 | 3,371 | | 3.2% |
2000 | 3,395 | | 0.7% |
2011 | 5,630 | | 65.8% |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]
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For the 2011 census, Tempate had a population of 5,630 inhabitants. [6]
Road transportation
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The district is covered by the following road routes: