San Isidro is a district of the Grecia canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
San Isidro | |
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 San Isidro district | |
  San Isidro San Isidro district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°07′55″N 84°16′17″W / 10.1319359°N 84.2715027°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Grecia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.01 km2 (6.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,290 m (4,230 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,949 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20302 |
Toponymy edit
It is named after Saint Isidore, a Catholic saint.
Geography edit
San Isidro has an area of 17.01 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,290 metres.[1] It is located on the slopes of Poás Volcano.
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1892 | 793 | — | |
| 1927 | 911 | 14.9% | |
| 1950 | 1,439 | 58.0% | |
| 1963 | 2,843 | 97.6% | |
| 1973 | 3,271 | 15.1% | |
| 1984 | 2,891 | −11.6% | |
| 2000 | 5,201 | 79.9% | |
| 2011 | 5,949 | 14.4% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, San Isidro had a population of 5,949 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation edit
Road transportation edit
The district is covered by the following road routes:
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).
- ^ "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.
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