Colorado, Pococí
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Colorado | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Colorado | |
  Colorado Colorado district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°36′48″N 83°35′36″W / 10.613232°N 83.5932461°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Limón |
| Canton | Pococí |
| Creation | 2 July 1971 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,158.91 km2 (447.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,985 |
| • Density | 3.439/km2 (8.906/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 70206 |
Colorado is a district of the Pococí canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[1][2] It is at the northeastern border of Costa Rica where it meets Nicaragua and the Caribbean Sea.
Its main population center is Barra del Colorado, located at an altitude of 5 msnm, on the banks of the Colorado River, an important distributary of the San Juan border river.
Geography
Colorado has an area of 1,158.91 km2 (447.46 sq mi) which corresponds to about 48% of the cantonal area[3] and an elevation of 5 metres.[1]
Within the limits of the district is the Calero Island (151.6 km2, the largest in the country). Another important and near fluvial island is the Brava Island (44.4 km2).
The territory of the district is a continuation of the alluvial plains of the north of the country. With small elevations isolated like the hills Coronel, Cocorí and Tortuguero (of 119 masl).
Colorado basically consists of protected wildlife areas, in particular it is located there, the Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge and the Tortuguero National Park.
Hydrography
An intense and permanent pluvial activity precipitates of 5,500 to 6,000 mm of water per year, flooding the plain, already saturated by the waters of the rivers San Juan, Colorado and Chirripó in its northern limit. To the south, the main rivers are the Suerre, Jiménez and Parismina, which feed the artificial channel of Tortuguero.
The water covers much of the district, in the form of rivers, pipes, canals, lagoons or marshes.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1,007 | — |
| 1984 | 885 | −1.17% |
| 2000 | 3,482 | +8.94% |
| 2011 | 3,985 | +1.23% |
| 2022 | 5,141 | +2.34% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Colorado had a population of 3,985 inhabitants, it has one of the lowest demographic densities at the national level.[6]
Settlements
The district is made up of the following population centers:
- Neighborhoods (Barrios): Barra del Colorado Este
- Villages (Poblados): Aragón, Buenavista, Malanga, San Gerardo, Tortuguero
