Belén District, Carrillo facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Belén
District
Belén Location in Costa Rica
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Carrillo
Creation	16 June 1877
Area
• Total	181.55 km2 (70.10 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,841
• Density	48.697/km2 (126.126/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	50504

Belén is a district of the Carrillo canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.

Toponymy

Originally known as Villita (Little Village), its current name of Belén is the Spanish name for Bethlehem and comes in the wake of the festivities that were held each 25 December dedicated to the Child Jesus, since the priest Fray Juan Paz arrived in the community in 1885 and saw the devotion of the people for the Child Jesus of Bethlehem and he proposed the name for that community.

History

Belén was created on 16 June 1877 by Decreto 22. Segregated from Santa Cruz canton. The present church was built in 1969 and the park was built in the period 1974-1978.

Geography

Belén has an area of 181.55 km² and an elevation of 34 metres.

Villages

Administrative center of the district is the village of Belén.

Other villages in the district are Alto San Antonio, Cachimbo, Castilla de Oro, Coyolito, Gallina, Juanilama, Loma Bonita, Llano, Ojochal, Palestina, Palmas, Paraíso, Penca, Planes, Poroporo, Río Cañas Nuevo, Santa Ana, Santo Domingo.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Belén had a population of 8,841 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 21
• National Route 155

See also

In Spanish: Belén de Carrillo para niños