San Rafael District, San Rafael
San Rafael | |
|---|---|
San Rafael district | |
  San Rafael San Rafael district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°00′56″N 84°05′57″W / 10.0156734°N 84.0991615°W / 10.0156734; -84.0991615 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Heredia |
| Canton | San Rafael |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,264 m (4,147 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,668 |
| • Density | 7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 40501 |
San Rafael is a district of the San Rafael canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
San Rafael has an area of 1.3 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,264 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1864 | 2,743 | — | |
| 1883 | 3,818 | 39.2% | |
| 1892 | 1,612 | −57.8% | |
| 1927 | 1,542 | −4.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,556 | 0.9% | |
| 1963 | 2,835 | 82.2% | |
| 1973 | 4,720 | 66.5% | |
| 1984 | 7,141 | 51.3% | |
| 2000 | 8,651 | 21.1% | |
| 2011 | 9,668 | 11.8% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 9,668 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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 Heredia Province | |
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| Heredia | |
| Barva | |
| Santo Domingo | |
| Santa Bárbara | |
| San Rafael |
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| San Isidro | |
| Belén | |
| Flores | |
| San Pablo | |
| Sarapiquí | |
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