Nandayure is a
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
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in the
Guanacaste province of
Costa Rica
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The head city is in
Carmona
Carmona may refer to:
Places Angola
* the former name of the town of Uíge
Costa Rica
* Carmona District, Nandayure, a district in Guanacaste Province
India
* Carmona, Goa, a village located in the Salcette district of South Goa, India
...
district.
History
Nandayure was created on 9 October 1961 by decree 2826.
On September 5, 2012, Nandayure was struck by a
magnitude 7.6 earthquake, destroying houses in the canton.
Geography
Nandayure has an area of km²
and a mean elevation of metres.
The canton encompasses a piece of the coastline of the
Gulf of Nicoya near the mouth of the
Tempisque River, including Berrugate Island. It cuts across the center of the
Nicoya Peninsula to the Pacific coast between the Ora River to the north and the Bongo River to the south.
Districts
The canton of Nandayure is subdivided into the following
districts
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Carmona
Carmona may refer to:
Places Angola
* the former name of the town of Uíge
Costa Rica
* Carmona District, Nandayure, a district in Guanacaste Province
India
* Carmona, Goa, a village located in the Salcette district of South Goa, India
...
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Santa Rita Santa Rita may refer to:
* Rita of Cascia (1381–1457), Catholic saint
*Associação Atlética Santa Rita, a Brazilian football (soccer) club
*Santa Rita de Cássia FC, an Angolan football (soccer) club
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* Santa Rita, Corozal, a Ma ...
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Zapotal
Zapotal is a district of the San Ramón canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica
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San Pablo
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Porvenir El Porvenir or Porvenir (Spanish: "The Future") may refer to:
Places
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*Porvenir, Pando, Bolivia
*Porvenir, Chile
*Porvenir Volcano, Costa Rica
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*El Porvenir Parish, Palanda Canton, Zamo ...
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Bejuco
Demographics
For the
2011 census, Nandayure had a population of inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
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Cantons of Guanacaste Province
Populated places in Guanacaste Province