title: Veintisiete de Abril District
text: # Veintisiete de Abril District
  
  Veintisiete de Abril is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Veintisiete de Abril has an area of 301.59 km² and an elevation of 43 metres.
  
  ## Villages
  
  Administrative center of the district is the village of Veintisiete de Abril.
  
  Other villages in the district are Aguacate, Avellana, Barrosa, Brisas, Bruno, Cacaovano, Camones, Cañas Gordas, Ceiba Mocha, Cerro Brujo, Delicias, Espavelar, Florida, Gorgolona, Guachipelín, Guapote, Hatillo, Icacal, Isla Verde, Playa Junquillal, Junta de Río Verde, Mesas, Montaña, Monteverde, Níspero, Paraíso, Pargos, Pasa Hondo, Pilas, Playa Negra, Pochotes, Ranchos, Retallano (partly), Río Seco, Río Tabaco, San Francisco, San Jerónimo, Soncoyo, Tieso, Trapiche, Venado and Vergel.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  For the 2011 census, Veintisiete de Abril had a population of 7,048 inhabitants.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  ### Road transportation
  
  The district is covered by the following road routes:
  
  * National Route 152
  * National Route 160
  * National Route 904
  * National Route 909
  * National Route 928
  