Colinas District

Colinas is a district of the Buenos Aires canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Colinas
District
Colinas district
Colinas Colinas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.0309812°N 83.463763°W / 9.0309812; -83.463763
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Puntarenas
Canton	Buenos Aires
Creation	16 August 1968
Area
• Total	129.07 km2 (49.83 sq mi)
Elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,371
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	60306

History

Colinas was created on 16 August 1968 by Decreto 31. Segregated from Buenos Aires.^[2]

Geography

Colinas has an area of 129.07 km²^[3] and an elevation of 340 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	1,431	—
1984	1,757	+1.88%
2000	1,435	−1.26%
2011	1,371	−0.41%
2022	1,323	−0.32%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Colinas had a population of 1,371 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 331
• National Route 625