- Source: Nandayure (canton)
Nandayure is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Carmona district.
History
Nandayure was created on 9 October 1961 by decree 2826.
On September 5, 2012, Nandayure was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, destroying houses in the canton.
Geography
Nandayure has an area of 565.59 km² and a mean elevation of 215 metres.
The canton encompasses a piece of the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya near the mouth of the Tempisque River, including Berrugate Island. It cuts across the center of the Nicoya Peninsula to the Pacific coast between the Ora River to the north and the Bongo River to the south.
Districts
The canton of Nandayure is subdivided into the following districts:
Carmona
Santa Rita
Zapotal
San Pablo
Porvenir
Bejuco
Demographics
For the 2011 census, Nandayure had a population of 11,121 inhabitants.
Transportation
= Road transportation
=The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kanton di Kosta Rika
- Nandayure (canton)
- Punta Islita
- Punta Islita Airport
- San Pablo District
- Cantons of Costa Rica
- Santa Rita District
- Nature Air Flight 144
- Santa Rita District, Nandayure
- Zapotal District, Nandayure
- San Pablo District, Nandayure
