title: Palmira District, Cañas
text: # Palmira District, Cañas
  
  Palmira is a district of the Cañas canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.
  
  ## History
  
  Palmira was created on 30 November 1995 by Decreto Ejecutivo 24809-G. Segregated from Cañas.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Palmira has an area of 203.96 km² and an elevation of 225 metres.
  
  ## Villages
  
  Administrative center of the district is the village of Palmira.
  
  Other villages in the district are Aguacaliente, Paraíso (partly), San Isidro (partly), Santa Lucía (partly) and Tenorio.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  For the 2011 census, Palmira had a population of 988 inhabitants.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  ### Road transportation
  
  The district is covered by the following road routes:
  
  * National Route 6
  * National Route 927
  