Bejuco District

Bejuco is a district of the Nandayure canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.^[1][2] Located on the Nicoya Peninsula.

Bejuco
District
Bejuco district
Bejuco Bejuco district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.8261518°N 85.3012604°W / 9.8261518; -85.3012604
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Nandayure
Area
• Total	262.17 km2 (101.22 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,026
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	50906

Geography

Bejuco has an area of 262.17 km²^[3] and an elevation of 10 metres.^[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Bejuco.

Other villages in the district are Caletas, Candelillo, Corozalito, Chiruta, Chompipe (partly), I Griega, Islita, Jabilla, Jabillos, Maicillal, Maquencal, Milagro, Millal, Mono, Pampas, Paso Vigas, Pecal, Playa Coyote, Playa San Miguel, Pueblo Nuevo, Punta Bejuco, Puerto Coyote, Quebrada Nando, Quebrada Seca, Rancho Floriana, San Francisco de Coyote, San Gabriel, San Miguel, Triunfo and Zapote.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1963	3,898	—
1973	3,824	−0.19%
1984	2,382	−4.21%
2000	2,489	+0.28%
2011	3,026	+1.79%
2022	2,993	−0.10%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Bejuco had a population of 3,026 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 160
• National Route 163
• National Route 623
• National Route 903
• National Route 915