Cabo Velas

Cabo Velas is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Cabo Velas
District
Cabo Velas district
Cabo Velas Cabo Velas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.3768579°N 85.8199233°W / 10.3768579; -85.8199233
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Santa Cruz
Creation	30 November 1988
Area
• Total	73.5 km2 (28.4 sq mi)
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,362
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	50308

History

Cabo Velas was created on 30 November 1988 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 430.^[2]

Geography

Cabo Velas has an area of 73.5 km²^[3] and an elevation of 26 metres.^[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Matapalo.

Other villages in the district are Brasilito, Conchal, Flamingo, Garita Vieja, Jesús María, Lajas, Lomas, Playa Real, Puerto Viejo, Salinas, Salinitas, Tacasolapa, Playa Grande and Zapotillal.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
2000	2,132	—
2011	3,362	+4.23%
2022	3,776	+1.06%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Cabo Velas had a population of 3,362 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 155
• National Route 180
• National Route 911
• National Route 933