Batán | |
|---|---|
Batán district | |
  Batán Batán district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°06′15″N 83°21′10″W / 10.1040546°N 83.3529038°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Limón |
| Canton | Matina |
| Creation | 25 June 1969 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 213.69 km2 (82.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 16,532 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 70502 |
Batán or Bataan[1] is a district of the Matina canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[2][3]
History
Batán was created on 25 June 1969 by Ley 4345.[3]
Geography
Batán has an area of 213.69 km²[4] and an elevation of 15 metres.[2]
Locations
- Neighborhoods (Barrios): Milla 25
- Villages (Poblados): Barbilla, Berta, Damasco, Davao, Goshen, Leyte, Lola, Luzón, Margarita, Milla 24, Milla 27, Milla 28, Oracabesa, Parcelas, Sahara, Santa Marta, Titán, Vegas
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 5,109 | — | |
| 1984 | 6,712 | 31.4% | |
| 2000 | 14,546 | 116.7% | |
| 2011 | 16,532 | 13.7% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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For the 2011 census, Batán had a population of 16,532 inhabitants. [7]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- ↑ "Batán, Batán, Matina, Provincia de Limón, Costa Rica". Mindat.org. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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.
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