Sámara

Sámara is a district of the Nicoya canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Sámara
District
Sámara district
Sámara Sámara district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9116035°N 85.5497267°W / 9.9116035; -85.5497267
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Nicoya
Creation	26 November 1971
Area
• Total	109.19 km2 (42.16 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,512
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	50205

History

Sámara was established on 26 November 1971 by Decreto Ejecutivo 2075-G. Segregated from Nicoya.^[2]

Geography

Sámara has an area of 109.19 km^2[3] and an elevation of 3 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	2,317	—
1984	1,979	−1.42%
2000	2,603	+1.73%
2011	3,512	+2.76%
2022	3,536	+0.06%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Sámara had a population of 3,512 inhabitants.^[6]

Villages

The administrative center of the district is the town of Sámara.

Other villages in the district are Bajo Escondido, Barco Quebrado, Buenavista, Buenos Aires, Cambutes, Cangrejal, Cantarrana, Chinampas, Esterones, Galilea, Palmar, Panamá, Playa Buena Vista, Primavera, Pueblo Nuevo, Samaria, Santo Domingo, Taranta, Terciopelo and Torito.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 150
• National Route 160
• National Route 934

Sámara is located approximately 35 km from Nicoya, the economic and administrative hub of the region.

The paving of the final 35 km of the drive, Route 150 from Nicoya to Sámara on through to Carrillo was completed in early 2006.

The small Carrillo Airport is about 5 km east of Sámara.