Nandayure (canton)

Nandayure is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Carmona district.

History
Nandayure was created on 9 October 1961 by decree 2826.

On September 5, 2012, Nandayure was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, destroying houses in the canton.

Geography
Nandayure has an area of 565.59 km² and a mean elevation of 215 metres.

The canton encompasses a piece of the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya near the mouth of the Tempisque River, including Berrugate Island. It cuts across the center of the Nicoya Peninsula to the Pacific coast between the Ora River to the north and the Bongo River to the south.

Districts
The canton of Nandayure is subdivided into the following districts:
 * 1) Carmona
 * 2) Santa Rita
 * 3) Zapotal
 * 4) San Pablo
 * 5) Porvenir
 * 6) Bejuco

Demographics
For the 2011 census, Nandayure had a population of 11,121 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNP 21.svg National Route 21

• CR RNS 160.svg National Route 160

• CR RNS 161.svg National Route 161

• CR RNS 163.svg National Route 163

• CR RNT 623.svg National Route 623

• CR RNT 901.svg National Route 901

• CR RNT 902.svg National Route 902

• CR RNT 903.svg National Route 903

• CR RNT 915.svg National Route 915