Siquirres
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator. Siquirres is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2] It is a center of commerce and has most of the services for the area's locals.
Toponymy
The name is derived from a native word meaning reddish colored.
History
Siquirres was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 11.[2]
Geography
Siquirres has an area of 373.27 km2[3] and an elevation of 62 metres.[1]
Locations
- Neighborhoods (Barrios): María Auxiliadora, Brooklin, San Rafael, San Martín, Triunfo, Miraflores, El Invu, Siquirritos, Betania
- Villages (Poblados): Alto Guayacán, Amelia, Amistad, Bajo Tigre, Barnstorf, Betania, Boca Pacuare, Boca Parismina, Calvario, Calle Tajo, Canadá, Caño Blanco, Carmen, Celina, El Coco, El Cocal, Dos Bocas, Encanto (norte), Encanto (sur), Ganga, Imperio, Indiana Dos, Indiana Tres, Indiana Uno, Islona, Lindavista, Livingston, Lucha, Milla 52, Moravia, Morazán, Nueva Esperanza, Nueva Virginia, San Alberto Nuevo, San Alberto Viejo, San Alejo, San Joaquín, Santo Domingo
Demographics
Template:CR Census population For the 2011 census, Siquirres had a population of 31,637 inhabitants.[4]
Notable people
- Esteban Alvarado, football goalkeeper
- Hughenna L. Gauntlett, American surgeon
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
- File:CR RNP 10.svg National Route 10
- File:CR RNP 32.svg National Route 32
- File:CR RNT 806.svg National Route 806
References
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