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San Rafael District, San Rafael

Coordinates: 10°00′56″N 84°05′57″W / 10.0156734°N 84.0991615°W / 10.0156734; -84.0991615
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San Rafael district
San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
San Rafael
San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°00′56″N 84°05′57″W / 10.0156734°N 84.0991615°W / 10.0156734; -84.0991615
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceHeredia
CantonSan Rafael
Area
 • Total1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,264 m (4,147 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,668
 • Density7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
40501

San Rafael is a district of the San Rafael canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

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San Rafael has an area of 1.3 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,264 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
18642,743—    
18833,818+1.76%
18921,612−9.14%
19271,542−0.13%
19501,556+0.04%
19632,835+4.72%
19734,720+5.23%
19847,141+3.84%
20008,651+1.21%
20119,668+1.02%
20228,981−0.67%
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

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  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. ^ 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. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.