Bahía Ballena

Bahía Ballena is a district of the Osa canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Bahía Ballena
District
Bahía Ballena district
Bahía Ballena Bahía Ballena district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°10′45″N 83°44′26″W / 9.1792793°N 83.7406835°W / 9.1792793; -83.7406835
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Puntarenas
Canton	Osa
Creation	23 July 1991
Area
• Total	160.39 km^2 (61.93 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,306
• Density	21/km^2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	60504

History

Bahía Ballena was created on 23 July 1991 by Decreto Ejecutivo 20588-G.^[2]

Geography

Bahía Ballena has an area of 160.39 km^2[3] and an elevation of 12 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2000	1,990		—
2011	3,306		66.1%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[5]

For the 2011 census, Bahía Ballena had a population of 3,306 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

•   National Route 34

References

•  Costa Rica portal

1. "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.
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.
3. . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
5. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
6. "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.