Nandayure (canton)

Nandayure is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.^[2][3] The head city is in Carmona district.

Nandayure
Canton
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Nandayure canton
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Coordinates: 9.9014254°N 85.3036154°W / 9.9014254; -85.3036154
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Creation	9 October 1961[1]
Head city	Carmona
Districts	Districts Carmona Santa Rita Zapotal San Pablo Porvenir Bejuco
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Nandayure
Area
• Total	565.59 km2 (218.38 sq mi)
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,121
• Density	19.663/km2 (50.926/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	509
Website	www.nandayure.go.cr

History

Nandayure was created on 9 October 1961 by decree 2826.^[1]

On September 5, 2012, Nandayure was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, destroying houses in the canton.^[4][5]

Geography

Nandayure has an area of 565.59 km²^[6] and a mean elevation of 215 metres.^[2]

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:

1. Carmona
2. Santa Rita
3. Zapotal
4. San Pablo
5. Porvenir
6. Bejuco

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1963	12,038	—
1973	12,058	+0.02%
1984	9,604	−2.05%
2000	9,985	+0.24%
2011	11,121	+0.98%
2022	11,874	+0.60%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[7] Centro Centroamericano de Población[8]

For the 2011 census, Nandayure had a population of 11,121 inhabitants.^[9]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 21
• National Route 160
• National Route 161
• National Route 163
• National Route 623
• National Route 901
• National Route 902
• National Route 903
• National Route 915