San Rafael District, Escazú
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San Rafael | |
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![]() San Rafael district | |
Coordinates: 9°56′41″N 84°09′12″W / 9.9448051°N 84.1532395°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | San José |
Canton | Escazú |
Area | |
• Total | 12.96 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,042 m (3,419 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 21,971 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 10203 |
San Rafael is a district of the Escazú canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]San Rafael has an area of 12.96 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,042 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1883 | 1,496 | — |
1892 | 1,705 | +1.46% |
1927 | 1,043 | −1.39% |
1950 | 1,529 | +1.68% |
1963 | 3,393 | +6.32% |
1973 | 6,763 | +7.14% |
1984 | 10,258 | +3.86% |
2000 | 19,198 | +3.99% |
2011 | 21,971 | +1.23% |
2022 | 29,121 | +2.59% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] |
For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 21,971 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 27
National Route 105
National Route 121
National Route 167
National Route 177
National Route 310
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.