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San Pedro District, Sarchí

Coordinates: 10°08′20″N 84°18′22″W / 10.1388267°N 84.3062317°W / 10.1388267; -84.3062317
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San Pedro
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San Pedro district
San Pedro district location in Costa Rica
San Pedro district location in Costa Rica
San Pedro
San Pedro district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°08′20″N 84°18′22″W / 10.1388267°N 84.3062317°W / 10.1388267; -84.3062317
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonSarchí
Creation14 December 1964
Area
 • Total10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Elevation
1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,408
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
21204

San Pedro is a district of the Sarchí canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History[edit]

San Pedro was created on 14 December 1964 by Ley 3467. Segregated from Sarchí Sur.[2]

Geography[edit]

San Pedro has an area of 10.92 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,170 metres.[1]

Economy[edit]

There is an annual tomato fair in the San Pedro hamlet of Trojas town of this district, in which the local version of La Tomatina occurs.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
19731,251—
19841,83346.5%
20003,29679.8%
20113,4083.4%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Pedro had a population of 3,408 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation[edit]

Road transportation[edit]

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "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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