Caldera District, Esparza

{{Short description|District in Esparza canton, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Caldera

| settlement_type = District

| pushpin_map = Costa Rica

| pushpin_map_alt = Caldera district location in Costa Rica

| pushpin_map_caption = Caldera district location in Costa Rica

| coordinates = {{coord|9.9196344|-84.6966013|display=inline,title}}

| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|type=shape|title=Caldera district}}

| map_alt = Caldera district

| map_caption = Caldera district

| image_skyline =

| image_alt =

| image_caption =

| established_title = Creation

| established_date = 7 April 2014

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CRI}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Puntarenas

| subdivision_type2 = Canton

| subdivision_name2 = Esparza

| area_total_km2 = 62.01

| elevation_m = 7

| population_total =

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = UTC−06:00

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 60206

}}

Caldera is a district of the Esparza canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.{{cite web |lang=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¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |accessdate=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}{{cite book |lang=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}}

History

Caldera was created on 7 April 2014 by Ley 9235.

Geography

Caldera has an area of {{formatnum:62.01}} km²{{cite web |lang=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 |accessdate=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 }} and an elevation of {{formatnum:7}} metres.

Demographics

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For the 2011 census, Caldera had not been created, no census data is available until 2021. {{cite web |lang=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 |accessdate=26 September 2020}}

Transportation

= Road transportation =

The district is covered by the following road routes:

== References ==

{{Portal|Costa Rica}}

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{{Districts of Puntarenas Province}}

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Category:Districts of Puntarenas Province

Category:Populated places in Puntarenas Province