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Coordinates: 10°40′34″N 83°49′37″W / 10.6760636°N 83.8270701°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Heredia |
Canton | Sarapiquí |
Creation | 6 October 1999 |
Area | |
• Total | 267.74 km2 (103.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,160 |
• Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 41004 |
Llanuras del Gaspar is a district of the Sarapiquí canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
Llanuras del Gaspar was created on 6 October 1999 by Decreto Ejecutivo 28137-G. [2]
It is located in the northern region of the country and borders the district of Puerto Viejo to the south and west, with the province of Limón to the east and Nicaragua to the north. Its head, the village of La Aldea, is located 40 km (18 minutes) NE of Puerto Viejo and 122 km (2 hours 59 minutes) to the NE of San José the capital of the nation.
Llanuras del Gaspar has an area of 267.74 km² [3] and an elevation of 20 metres. [1] It is the smallest district of the canton by surface.
It presents a plain territory by dominated by the plains of Sarapiquí.
The district has 1 160 inhabitants, making it the third-most populous of the canton. [4]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2000 | 662 | — | |
2011 | 1,160 | 75.2% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
[5] |
For the 2011 census, Llanuras del Gaspar had a population of 1,160 inhabitants. [7]
The 9 centers of population of the district son:
As in its neighboring district of Cureña, agriculture (banana, pineapple, yucca and plantain) is the basis of the local economy.
La Aldea, its head, has education and health services, is the last thanks to the presence of an BTIHC (Basic Team for Integral Health Care) or EBAIS, for its acronym in Spanish.
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Llanuras del Gaspar | |
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Coordinates: 10°40′34″N 83°49′37″W / 10.6760636°N 83.8270701°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Heredia |
Canton | Sarapiquí |
Creation | 6 October 1999 |
Area | |
• Total | 267.74 km2 (103.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,160 |
• Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 41004 |
Llanuras del Gaspar is a district of the Sarapiquí canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
Llanuras del Gaspar was created on 6 October 1999 by Decreto Ejecutivo 28137-G. [2]
It is located in the northern region of the country and borders the district of Puerto Viejo to the south and west, with the province of Limón to the east and Nicaragua to the north. Its head, the village of La Aldea, is located 40 km (18 minutes) NE of Puerto Viejo and 122 km (2 hours 59 minutes) to the NE of San José the capital of the nation.
Llanuras del Gaspar has an area of 267.74 km² [3] and an elevation of 20 metres. [1] It is the smallest district of the canton by surface.
It presents a plain territory by dominated by the plains of Sarapiquí.
The district has 1 160 inhabitants, making it the third-most populous of the canton. [4]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2000 | 662 | — | |
2011 | 1,160 | 75.2% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
[5] |
For the 2011 census, Llanuras del Gaspar had a population of 1,160 inhabitants. [7]
The 9 centers of population of the district son:
As in its neighboring district of Cureña, agriculture (banana, pineapple, yucca and plantain) is the basis of the local economy.
La Aldea, its head, has education and health services, is the last thanks to the presence of an BTIHC (Basic Team for Integral Health Care) or EBAIS, for its acronym in Spanish.
The district is covered by the following road routes: