Nandayure | |
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Coordinates: 9°54′05″N 85°18′13″W / 9.9014254°N 85.3036154°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Guanacaste |
Creation | 9 October 1961 [1] |
Head city | Carmona |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Nandayure |
Area | |
• Total | 565.59 km2 (218.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,121 |
• Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 509 |
Website |
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Nandayure is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is in Carmona district.
Nandayure was created on 9 October 1961 by decree 2826. [1]
On September 5, 2012, Nandayure was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, destroying houses in the canton. [4] [5]
Nandayure has an area of 565.59 km² [6] and a mean elevation of 215 metres. [2]
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.
The canton of Nandayure is subdivided into the following districts:
Historical population | |||
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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
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For the 2011 census, Nandayure had a population of 11,121 inhabitants. [9]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: