Santa Elena is a district of the La Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.

[1][2] Santa Elena has an area of 513.35 km²[3] and an elevation of 10 metres.

Other villages in the district are Cedros, Guaria, Puerto Castilla and Rabo de Mico (Aguacaliente).

For the 2011 census, Santa Elena had a population of 2,040 inhabitants.

[6] The district is covered by the following road routes: This Costa Rican location article is a stub.