Nandayure is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Carmona district.

History

Nandayure was created on 9 October 1961 by decree 2826.

On September 5, 2012, Nandayure was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, destroying houses in the canton.

Geography

Nandayure has an area of 565.59 km² and a mean elevation of 215 metres.

The canton encompasses a piece of the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya near the mouth of the Tempisque River, including Berrugate Island. It cuts across the center of the Nicoya Peninsula to the Pacific coast between the Ora River to the north and the Bongo River to the south.

Districts

The canton of Nandayure is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Carmona
2. Santa Rita
3. Zapotal
4. San Pablo
5. Porvenir
6. Bejuco

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1963	12,038		—
1973	12,058		0.2%
1984	9,604		−20.4%
2000	9,985		4.0%
2011	11,121		11.4%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Nandayure had a population of 11,121 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes: