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{{Short description|Canton in Puntarenas province, Costa Rica}}
'''Corredores''' is the name of the tenth [[Cantons of Costa Rica|canton]] in the province of [[Puntarenas Province|Puntarenas]] in [[Costa Rica]]. The canton covers an area of 620.60 km² (1), and has a population of 40,275 (2). Its capital city is [[Ciudad Neily]].
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|name = Corredores
|native_name_lang = es
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|pushpin_map_alt = Corredores canton location in Costa Rica
|pushpin_map_caption = Corredores canton location in Costa Rica
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|map_alt = Corredores canton
|map_caption = Corredores canton
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|established_title = Creation
|established_date = 19 October 1973<ref name="crevoterritorial">{{cite book |last1=Hernández |first1=Hermógenes |title=Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 |date=1985 |publisher=Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia |location=San José |isbn=9977-64-243-5 |pages=164–173 |edition=1 |url=https://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_censal/ |access-date=5 October 2020 |language=es}}</ref>
|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = {{CRI}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Costa Rica|Province]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Puntarenas Province|Puntarenas]]
|seat_type = Head city
|seat = Ciudad Neily, [[Corredor District|Corredor]]
|government_type = [[Local government in Costa Rica|Municipality]]
|governing_body = {{lang|es|Municipalidad de Corredores}}
|parts_type = [[Districts of Costa Rica|Districts]]
|parts_style = list
|parts = Districts
|p1 = [[Corredor District|Corredor]]
|p2 = [[La Cuesta District, Corredores|La Cuesta]]
|p3 = [[Canoas District|Canoas]]
|p4 = [[Laurel District|Laurel]]
|area_total_km2 = 620.6
|elevation_m = 58
|population_total = 41831
|population_as_of = 2011
|population_density_km2 = auto
|timezone1 = [[UTC−06:00]]
|blank_name = Canton code
|blank_info = 610
|website = {{URL|http://www.municorredores.go.cr/}}
}}
'''Corredores''' is a [[Cantons of Costa Rica|canton]] in the [[Puntarenas Province|Puntarenas]] province of [[Costa Rica]].<ref name="divadm">{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607&param2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="dta2017">{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}</ref> The head city is Ciudad Neily in [[Corredor District|Corredor]] district.


== History ==
The lowland canton shares its eastern border with [[Panama]]. The Río Conte marks the western limit. The northern boundary runs through the Fila Zapote, one of the coastal mountain ranges.
Corredores was created on 19 October 1973 by decree 5373.<ref name="crevoterritorial" />


== Geography ==
The canton of Corredores is subdivided into 4 distritos (districts).
Corredores has an area of {{formatnum:620.6}} km<sup>2</sup><ref name="inecarea">{{cite web |language=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a mean elevation of {{formatnum:58}} metres.<ref name="divadm" />


The lowland canton shares its eastern border with [[Panama]]. The Conte River marks the western limit. The northern boundary runs through the Zapote Ridge, one of the coastal mountain ranges.
# [[Corridor District|Corredor]]
# [[La Cuesta de Corredores|La Cuesta]]
# [[Canoas de Corredores|Canoas]]
# [[Laurel de Corredores|Laurel]]


==History==
== Districts ==
The canton of Corredores is subdivided into the following [[Districts of Costa Rica|districts]]:
# [[Corredor District|Corredor]]
# [[La Cuesta District, Corredores|La Cuesta]]
# [[Canoas District|Canoas]]
# [[Laurel District|Laurel]]


== Demographics ==
The canton was created by law on October 19, 1973.
{{CR Census population
|1864=
|1883=
|1892=
|1927=
|1950=
|1963=
|1973=
|1984=28366
|2000=37274
|2011=41831
}}
For the [[Costa Rica 2011 Census|2011 census]], Corredores had a population of {{formatnum:41831}} inhabitants.<ref name="censo2011">{{cite web |language=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>


== Transportation ==
==References==
=== Road transportation ===
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
{{Columns-list|
*[[File:CR RNP 2.svg|25px]] [[National Route 2 (Costa Rica)|National Route 2]]
*[[File:CR RNS 237.svg|25px]] [[National Route 237 (Costa Rica)|National Route 237]]
*[[File:CR RNS 238.svg|25px]] [[National Route 238 (Costa Rica)|National Route 238]]
*[[File:CR RNT 608.svg|25px]] [[National Route 608 (Costa Rica)|National Route 608]]
*[[File:CR RNT 611.svg|25px]] [[National Route 611 (Costa Rica)|National Route 611]]
*[[File:CR RNT 614.svg|25px]] [[National Route 614 (Costa Rica)|National Route 614]]
}}


== References ==
(1) Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
{{Portal|Costa Rica}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Provinces of Costa Rica}}
(2) Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Cantons of Puntarenas Province]]
{{coord missing|Costa Rica}}
[[Category:Populated places in Puntarenas Province]]



[[Category:Cantons of Costa Rica]]
{{CostaRica-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 09:16, 12 April 2024

Corredores
Canton
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Official seal of Corredores
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Corredores canton
Corredores canton location in Costa Rica
Corredores canton location in Costa Rica
Corredores
Corredores canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°32′17″N 82°56′45″W / 8.5380105°N 82.9457347°W / 8.5380105; -82.9457347
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
Creation19 October 1973[1]
Head cityCiudad Neily, Corredor
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Corredores
Area
 • Total620.6 km2 (239.6 sq mi)
Elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total41,831
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code610
Websitewww.municorredores.go.cr

Corredores is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is Ciudad Neily in Corredor district.

History[edit]

Corredores was created on 19 October 1973 by decree 5373.[1]

Geography[edit]

Corredores has an area of 620.6 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 58 metres.[2]

The lowland canton shares its eastern border with Panama. The Conte River marks the western limit. The northern boundary runs through the Zapote Ridge, one of the coastal mountain ranges.

Districts[edit]

The canton of Corredores is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Corredor
  2. La Cuesta
  3. Canoas
  4. Laurel

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
198428,366—
200037,27431.4%
201141,83112.2%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Corredores had a population of 41,831 inhabitants.[7]

Transportation[edit]

Road transportation[edit]

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "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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