Siquirres
district in Siquirres canton, Limón province, Costa Rica
Siquirres is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica. 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.
Geography
Siquirres has an area of 373.27 km2 and an elevation of 62 metres.
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
For the 2011 census, Siquirres had a population of 31,637 inhabitants.
“Siquirres” enters the record as district in Siquirres canton, Limón province, Costa Rica. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Siquirres, district and canton can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Siquirres” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Siquirres, district and canton provides the most credible route into that argument.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3961977. VIAF identifies the subject as 156111271. The Library of Congress control number is n97076251. Authority coordinates are 10.090, -83.502. None of the 4 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1911 and 2011.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
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This entry incorporates text from “Siquirres” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.