Siquirres (canton)

Canton in Limón province, Costa Rica

Canton in Limón, Costa Rica

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Siquirres canton

10°09′05″N 83°29′45″W / 10.1515146°N 83.4957515°W / 10.1515146; -83.4957515Country

Costa RicaProvince LimónCreation19 September 1911^[1]Head citySiquirresDistricts

Districts

Siquirres
Pacuarito
Florida
Germania
Cairo
Alegría
Reventazón

Government

• TypeMunicipality • BodyMunicipalidad de SiquirresArea

• Total860.19 km² (332.12 sq mi)Elevation

127 m (417 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total56,786 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Canton code703Websitesiquirres.go.cr

Siquirres is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica.^[2]^[3] The head city is in Siquirres district.

History

Siquirres was created on 19 September 1911 by decree 11.^[1]

Geography

Siquirres has an area of 860.19 km²^[4] and a mean elevation of 127 metres.^[2]

The canton touches the Caribbean coast between the mouths of the Pacuare River to the southeast and the Parismina River to the northwest. It encompasses territory in a southwest direction, between the Madre de Dios River on the southeast side and the Destierro River on the northwest, as far as the southernmost portion of the Cordillera Central.

The area is drained by the rivers Reventazón, Parismina, Pacuare River, Madre de Dios, Matina River and Siquirres River.

Climate

The climate is warm, wet with temperatures between 25 and 26 Degrees Celsius.

Districts

The canton of Siquirres is subdivided into the following districts:

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1927	6,880	—
1950	7,541	9.6%
1963	11,317	50.1%
1973	18,133	60.2%
1984	29,079	60.4%
2000	52,409	80.2%
2011	56,786	8.4%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[6]

For the 2011 census, Siquirres had a population of 56,786 inhabitants. ^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 10
National Route 32
National Route 415
National Route 804
National Route 806
National Route 812

Tourism

Areas of interest to tourists include Pacuare Tourist Center, Barra del Parismina, Barra del Pacuare and Laguna Madre de Dios.

Commerce

Agriculture products include: Banana, cacao, corn, coconut, plantain, rice, cassava, soursop, macadamia, nuts, pasión fruit and ginger. Fishing and cattle are also important.

References

^ ^a ^b Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ ^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). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.