San Rafael District, San Ramón
San Rafael | |
|---|---|
 San Rafael district | |
  San Rafael San Rafael district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°01′53″N 84°28′30″W / 10.0313571°N 84.4750817°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | San Ramón |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.73 km2 (11.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,080 m (3,540 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,321 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20206 |
San Rafael is a district of the San Ramón canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]San Rafael has an area of 30.73 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,080 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 597 | — |
| 1883 | 1,177 | +3.64% |
| 1892 | 1,217 | +0.37% |
| 1927 | 2,117 | +1.59% |
| 1950 | 2,308 | +0.38% |
| 1963 | 2,921 | +1.83% |
| 1973 | 3,467 | +1.73% |
| 1984 | 4,716 | +2.84% |
| 2000 | 8,384 | +3.66% |
| 2011 | 9,321 | +0.97% |
| 2022 | 10,328 | +0.94% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 9,321 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 1
National Route 135
National Route 156
National Route 703
National Route 713
National Route 714
References
[edit]
- ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
 Districts of Alajuela Province | |
|---|---|
| Alajuela | |
| San Ramón | |
| Grecia | |
| San Mateo | |
| Atenas | |
| Naranjo | |
| Palmares | |
| Poás | |
| Orotina | |
| San Carlos | |
| Zarcero | |
| Sarchí | |
| Upala | |
| Los Chiles | |
| Guatuso | |
| Río Cuarto | |
 | This Costa Rican location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |