Bagaces

District in Bagaces canton, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica

District in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

10°26′53″N 85°17′35″W / 10.4481144°N 85.2931365°W / 10.4481144; -85.2931365Country

Costa RicaProvinceGuanacasteCantonBagacesArea

• Total883.98 km² (341.31 sq mi)Elevation

80 m (260 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total12,367 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code

50401

Bagaces is a district of the Bagaces canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.^[1]^[2]

Geography

Bagaces has an area of 883.98 km²^[3] and an elevation of 80 metres.^[1]

The district includes the towns of Bagaces, Pijije, Montenegro, Montano, and Salitral.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	517	—
1892	419	−2.31%
1927	1,890	+4.40%
1950	4,079	+3.40%
1963	9,836	+7.01%
1973	4,867	−6.79%
1984	5,909	+1.78%
2000	9,261	+2.85%
2011	12,367	+2.66%
2022	15,858	+2.29%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[5]

For the 2011 census, Bagaces had a population of 12,367 inhabitants. ^[6]

The Inter-American Highway runs east–west through the middle of the district.

The district is covered by the following road routes:

^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.