La Garita is a district of the La Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2] It is located in the north of the country, near the Nicaraguan border.
La Garita | |
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![]() La Garita district | |
Coordinates: 11°04′17″N 85°30′44″W / 11.071396°N 85.5121224°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Guanacaste |
Canton | La Cruz |
Area | |
• Total | 273.37 km2 (105.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,688 |
• Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 51003 |
Geography
La Garita has an area of 273.37 km2[3] and an elevation of 300 metres.[1]
Villages
Administrative center of the district is the village of Garita.
Other villages in the district are Agua Muerta, Andes, Asilo, Cañita, Carmen, Fortuna, Guapinol, Innocentes, Lavaderos, Pochote, San Antonio and Tapezco.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1973 | 1,279 | — | |
1984 | 1,341 | 4.8% | |
2000 | 1,581 | 17.9% | |
2011 | 1,688 | 6.8% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
For the 2011 census, La Garita had a population of 1,688 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes: