Arancibia District

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

Arancibia
District
Arancibia district
Arancibia Arancibia district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.2255926°N 84.7136123°W / 10.2255926; -84.7136123
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Puntarenas
Canton	Puntarenas
Creation	9 November 2000
Area
• Total	45.04 km2 (17.39 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	665
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	60116

History

Arancibia was created on 9 November 2000 by Ley 8044.^[2]

Geography

Arancibia has an area of 45.04 km²^[3] and an elevation of 560 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
2011	665	—
2022	854	+2.30%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Arancibia had a population of 665 inhabitants.^[6]

References

• Costa Rica portal

1. "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP" [Official declaration for administrative purposes, the approval of the Administrative Territorial Division of the Republic No. 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 [Administrative Territorial Division of the Republic of 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" [Area in square kilometres, according to province, canton and administrative district]. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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" [Census. 2011. Total population by area and sex, according to province, canton and district.]. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.