{{Short description|District in Puntarenas canton, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Arancibia | settlement_type = District | pushpin_map = Costa Rica | pushpin_map_alt = Arancibia district location in Costa Rica | pushpin_map_caption = Arancibia district location in Costa Rica | coordinates = {{coord|10.2255926|-84.7136123|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | map_alt = Arancibia district | map_caption = Arancibia district | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | established_title = Creation | established_date = 9 November 2000 | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CRI}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Puntarenas | subdivision_type2 = Canton | subdivision_name2 = Puntarenas | area_total_km2 = 45.04 | elevation_m = 560 | population_total = 665 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = UTC−06:00 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 60116 }} '''Arancibia''' is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.<ref name="divadm">{{cite web |date=19 March 2019 |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |trans-title=Official declaration for administrative purposes, the approval of the Administrative Territorial Division of the Republic No. 41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607&param2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |accessdate=26 September 2020 |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |lang=es}}</ref><ref name="dta2017">{{cite book |url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica |date=8 March 2017 |publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional |isbn=978-9977-58-477-5 |trans-title=Administrative Territorial Division of the Republic of Costa Rica |lang=es}}</ref> == History == Arancibia was created on 9 November 2000 by Ley 8044.<ref name="dta2017" /> == Geography == Arancibia has an area of {{cvt|45.04|km2}}<ref name="inecarea">{{cite web |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |trans-title=Area in square kilometres, according to province, canton and administrative district |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |archive-date=24 October 2020 |accessdate=26 September 2020 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |lang=es}}</ref> and an elevation of {{formatnum:560}} metres.<ref name="divadm" />

== Demographics == {{CR Census population |1864= |1883= |1892= |1927= |1950= |1963= |1973= |1984= |2000= |2011=665 }} For the 2011 census, Arancibia had a population of {{formatnum:665}} inhabitants.<ref name="censo2011">{{cite web |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |trans-title=Census. 2011. Total population by area and sex, according to province, canton and district. |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |accessdate=26 September 2020 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |lang=es}}</ref>

== References == {{Portal|Costa Rica}} {{reflist}} {{Districts of Puntarenas Province}} Category:Districts of Puntarenas Province Category:Populated places in Puntarenas Province

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