Porvenir District
Porvenir is a district of the Nandayure canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. Located on the Nicoya Peninsula.
Geography
Porvenir has an area of 40.17 km and an elevation of 625 metres.
Villages
The administrative center of the district is the village of Cerro Azul.
Other villages in the district are Ángeles, Bellavista, Cabeceras de Río Bejuco, Chompipe (partly), Delicias, Quebrada Grande and San Josecito.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,881 | — |
| 1973 | 1,543 | −1.96% |
| 1984 | 1,338 | −1.29% |
| 2000 | 994 | −1.84% |
| 2011 | 741 | −2.63% |
| 2022 | 759 | +0.22% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos Centro Centroamericano de Población | ||
For the 2011 census, Porvenir had a population of 741 inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- ^ "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). 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.
 Districts of Guanacaste Province | |
|---|---|
| Liberia | |
| Nicoya | |
| Santa Cruz | |
| Bagaces | |
| Carrillo | |
| Cañas | |
| Abangares | |
| Tilarán | |
| Nandayure | |
| La Cruz | |
| Hojancha | |
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