Nicoya#Language

Nicoya has an area of {{formatnum:310.61}} km²{{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}} and an elevation of {{formatnum:123}} metres.

• Barrios: Los Ángeles, Barro Negro, Cananga, Carmen, Chorotega, Guadalupe, Granja, San Martín, Santa Lucía, Virginia
• Poblados: Cabeceras, Caimital, Carreta, Casitas, Cerro Negro, Cerro Redondo, Cola de Gallo, Cuesta, Cuesta Buenos Aires, Curime, Chivo, Dulce Nombre, Esperanza Norte, Estrella, Gamalotal, Garcimuñóz, Guaitil, Guastomatal, Guineas, Hondores, Jobo, Juan Díaz, Lajas, Loma Caucela, Miramar (northwest), Nambí, Oriente, Los Planes, Pedernal, Picudas, Pilahonda, Pilas, Pilas Blancas, Piragua, Ponedero, Quirimán, Quirimancito, Sabana Grande, Santa Ana, Sitio Botija, Tierra Blanca, Tres Quebradas, Varillas (Zapotillo), Virginia, Zompopa

{{CR Census population

|1864=

|1883=769

|1892=

|1927=4215

|1950=10693

|1963=20556

|1973=20915

|1984=21455

|2000=20945

|2011=24833

}}

For the 2011 census, Nicoya had a population of {{formatnum:24833}} inhabitants.{{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}}

In early 2006, a group of researchers led by adventure writer Dan Buettner and supported by National Geographic Magazine, the National Institute on Aging, and Allianz Healthcare, designated Nicoya as a Blue Zone. This designation is granted to global regions that are characterized by the longest life expectancies. Among the ideal Nicoyan lifestyle characteristics cited by the research were the water's high calcium and magnesium content, intense daily physical activity, year-long fruit consumption, and close inter-generational relationships.

As of 1850, Nicoya harvested pearls for exportation.{{cite book|last=Baily|first=John|title=Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica|year=1850|publisher=Trelawney Saunders|location=London|page=181 |url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7306/view/1/181/}}

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• 25px National Route 21
• 25px National Route 150
• 25px National Route 157
• 25px National Route 905
• 25px National Route 921

Route 21 is the main road serving Nicoya, connecting the city with Liberia (76 km, north-bound). On the opposite way, Route 21 also connects Nicoya to the rest of Nicoya Peninsula, including Pueblo Viejo (exit to Route 18, and then connecting to Route 1), on the main way to San José (204 km vía Route 1).

Nicoya has also an airport for domestic flights with no current scheduled services.

The town was built in an old colonial style, in the Cordillera Volcánica de Guanacaste. Agriculture and cattle form the backbone of the city's economy, as well as the province which surrounds it.

While the town elected 61-year-old Lorenzo Rosales Vargas{{cite web |url=http://www.cr2021.org/html/nicoya.mht| publisher = Costa Rica 2021| title=Nicoya|access-date= 2010-02-14}} as mayor on December 3, 2006, he was only able to serve for about a year before quitting for health reasons. Since May 5, 2008 Eduardo Gutiérrez Rosales has been holding the office as Nicoya's first supply mayor. They are both members of the National Liberation Party (PLN).{{cite web |url=http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/mayo/06/pais1525935.html |title=Renunció alcalde de Municipalidad de Nicoya|publisher=La Nación|author=Oliver Pérez|date=May 6, 2008|access-date=2010-02-14}}

A.D. Guanacasteca[http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3742:liberia-le-celebra-a-su-equipo&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Liberia le celebra a su equipo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221013312/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3742:liberia-le-celebra-a-su-equipo&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 |date=2015-02-21 }} - UNAFUT {{in lang|es}} is the city's major football team, having spent several years in the Costa Rican Primera División. In 2004, they sold their license and were moved away from Nicoya to become Brujas F.C., but were reformed a year later. They currently play their home games at Estadio Chorotega.

This area typically has a pronounced dry season. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Nicoya has a tropical savanna climate, abbreviated "Aw" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=591676&cityname=Nicoya%2C+Guanacaste%2C+Costa+Rica&units= Climate Summary for Nicoya, Costa Rica]

{{Weather box

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| location = Nicoya

| Jan high C = 33.0

| Feb high C = 34.2

| Mar high C = 35.5

| Apr high C = 35.9

| May high C = 33.9

| Jun high C = 32.3

| Jul high C = 32.4

| Aug high C = 32.9

| Sep high C = 32.3

| Oct high C = 31.7

| Nov high C = 31.8

| Dec high C = 32.2

| Jan low C = 20.1

| Feb low C = 20.8

| Mar low C = 21.5

| Apr low C = 21.8

| May low C = 21.7

| Jun low C = 21.3

| Jul low C = 21.4

| Aug low C = 21.0

| Sep low C = 21.2

| Oct low C = 21.1

| Nov low C = 20.5

| Dec low C = 19.9

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 4.2

| Feb precipitation mm = 7.7

| Mar precipitation mm = 22.4

| Apr precipitation mm = 62.1

| May precipitation mm = 264.2

| Jun precipitation mm = 310.4

| Jul precipitation mm = 247.0

| Aug precipitation mm = 305.9

| Sep precipitation mm = 389.2

| Oct precipitation mm = 391.4

| Nov precipitation mm = 122.3

| Dec precipitation mm = 21.4

| Jan precipitation days = 0.7

| Feb precipitation days = 0.6

| Mar precipitation days = 1.7

| Apr precipitation days = 4.8

| May precipitation days = 14.4

| Jun precipitation days = 18.1

| Jul precipitation days = 14.2

| Aug precipitation days = 17.1

| Sep precipitation days = 20.5

| Oct precipitation days = 20.8

| Nov precipitation days = 9.2

| Dec precipitation days = 2.1

| source 1 = World Meteorological Organization (temperatures 1961–1984, precipitation 1949–2003){{cite web

|url = https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1127

|title = World Weather Information Service

|publisher = World Meteorological Organization

|access-date = 18 August 2024}}

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• Liceo de Nicoya was founded in 1956. It's an academic high school, and it provides education to the whole canton of Nicoya.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

• Blue zones
• Nicoya Peninsula

{{Reflist}}

• {{cite journal |last1=Mora-Alvarado |first1=Darner A. |last2=Portuguez-Barquero |first2=Carlos F. |last3=Alfaro-Herrera |first3=Nuria |last4=Hernández-Miraulth |first4=Michael |last5=Mora-Alvarado |first5=Darner A. |last6=Portuguez-Barquero |first6=Carlos F. |last7=Alfaro-Herrera |first7=Nuria |last8=Hernández-Miraulth |first8=Michael |title=Diferencias de dureza del agua y las tasas de longevidad en la Península de Nicoya y los otros distritos de Guanacaste |trans-title=Differences water harness and longevity rates in the Peninsula of Nicoya of Guanacaste and the other districts |journal=Revista Tecnología en Marcha |date=September 2015 |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=3–14 |doi=10.18845/tm.v28i3.2407 |url=https://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0379-39822015000300003 |language=es }}

{{Districts of Guanacaste Province}}

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Category:Populated places established in 1523

Category:Blue zones

Category:Populated places in Guanacaste Province

Category:1523 establishments in the Spanish Empire