Germania District

Germania
District
Germania district
Germania Germania district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.168505°N 83.5619224°W / 10.168505; -83.5619224
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Limón
Canton	Siquirres
Creation	19 September 1911
Area
• Total	33.98 km^2 (13.12 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,471
• Density	73/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	70304

Germania is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

History

Germania was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 11.^[2]

Geography

Germania has an area of 33.98 km²^[3] and an elevation of 106 metres.^[1]

Locations

• Neighborhoods (Barrios): América, Babilonia
• Villages (Poblados): Cacao, Colombiana, Herediana, Milano, Trinidad, Williamsburg

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	678	—
1950	767	+0.54%
1963	1,453	+5.04%
1973	2,423	+5.25%
1984	2,995	+1.95%
2000	2,425	−1.31%
2011	2,471	+0.17%
2022	3,400	+2.94%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Germania had a population of 2,471 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 32
• National Route 415
• National Route 812

References

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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. 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. "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.
4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
5. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.