San Rafael is a district of the San Rafael canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
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 | |
| 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 |
Geography
editSan Rafael has an area of 1.3 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,264 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 2,743 | — |
| 1883 | 3,818 | +1.76% |
| 1892 | 1,612 | −9.14% |
| 1927 | 1,542 | −0.13% |
| 1950 | 1,556 | +0.04% |
| 1963 | 2,835 | +4.72% |
| 1973 | 4,720 | +5.23% |
| 1984 | 7,141 | +3.84% |
| 2000 | 8,651 | +1.21% |
| 2011 | 9,668 | +1.02% |
| 2022 | 8,981 | −0.67% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 9,668 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe 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).
- ^ 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.
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