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Tempate

Coordinates: 10°23′42″N 85°44′43″W / 10.3950191°N 85.745226°W / 10.3950191; -85.745226
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Tempate district
Tempate district location in Costa Rica
Tempate district location in Costa Rica
Tempate
Tempate district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°23′42″N 85°44′43″W / 10.3950191°N 85.745226°W / 10.3950191; -85.745226
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonSanta Cruz
Area
 • Total129.95 km2 (50.17 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,630
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50304

Tempate is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

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Tempate has an area of 129.95 km²[3] and an elevation of 62 metres.[1]

Villages

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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.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883651—    
19272,339+2.95%
19502,731+0.68%
19634,094+3.16%
19733,267−2.23%
19843,371+0.29%
20003,395+0.04%
20115,630+4.71%
20228,136+3.40%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Tempate had a population of 5,630 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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.