Tempate

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

Tempate
District
Tempate district
Tempate Tempate district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.3950191°N 85.745226°W / 10.3950191; -85.745226
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Santa Cruz
Area
• Total	129.95 km2 (50.17 sq mi)
Elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,630
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	50304

Geography

Tempate has an area of 129.95 km²^[3] and an elevation of 62 metres.^[1]

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Tempate.

Other villages in the district are Cañafístula, Chiles, Higuerón, Huacas, Jobo, Llano, Paraíso, Portegolpe and Potrero.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	651	—
1927	2,339	+2.95%
1950	2,731	+0.68%
1963	4,094	+3.16%
1973	3,267	−2.23%
1984	3,371	+0.29%
2000	3,395	+0.04%
2011	5,630	+4.71%
2022	8,136	+3.40%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Tempate had a population of 5,630 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 155
• National Route 180
• National Route 909
• National Route 910
• National Route 911
• National Route 933