Sardinal

Sardinal is a district of the Carrillo canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.^[2][3]

Sardinal
District
Sardinal district
Sardinal Sardinal district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.5343352°N 85.6954664°W / 10.5343352; -85.6954664
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Carrillo
Area
• Total	261.43 km2 (100.94 sq mi)
Elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	14,912
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	50503[1]

Geography

Sardinal has an area of 261.43 square kilometres (100.94 sq mi)^[4] and an elevation of 46 metres (151 ft).^[2]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the town of Sardinal.

Other villages in the district are Artola, Cacique, Coco, Guacamaya, Huaquitas, Libertad, Matapalo, Nancital, Nuevo Colón, Obandito, Ocotal, Pilas, Playa Hermosa, Playones, San Blas, Santa Rita and Zapotal.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	797	—
1892	1,107	+3.72%
1927	1,854	+1.48%
1950	2,623	+1.52%
1963	3,712	+2.71%
1973	4,732	+2.46%
1984	5,952	+2.11%
2000	10,118	+3.37%
2011	14,912	+3.59%
2022	21,099	+3.21%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Sardinal had a population of 14,912 inhabitants.^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:^[8]

• National Route 151
• National Route 159
• National Route 254
• National Route 255
• National Route 911
• National Route 912