San Rafael District, Puriscal
San Rafael | |
|---|---|
 San Rafael district | |
  San Rafael San Rafael district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°49′31″N 84°16′42″W / 9.8252894°N 84.2784565°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Puriscal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.53 km2 (6.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 825 m (2,707 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,730 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10405 |
San Rafael is a district of the Puriscal canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]San Rafael has an area of 15.53 km2[3] and an elevation of 825 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 771 | — |
| 1927 | 1,957 | +2.70% |
| 1950 | 1,620 | −0.82% |
| 1963 | 2,104 | +2.03% |
| 1973 | 2,075 | −0.14% |
| 1984 | 1,426 | −3.35% |
| 2000 | 1,524 | +0.42% |
| 2011 | 1,730 | +1.16% |
| 2022 | 2,156 | +2.02% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 1,730 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
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- ^ 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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