San Juan is a district of the Naranjo canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
San Juan | |
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 San Juan district | |
  San Juan San Juan district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°07′07″N 84°24′44″W / 10.1186432°N 84.4122261°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Naranjo |
| Creation | 31 March 1966 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.78 km2 (2.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,114 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20606 |
History edit
San Juan was created on 31 March 1966 by Decreto Ejecutivo 11. Segregated from Naranjo.[2]
Geography edit
San Juan has an area of 6.78 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,180 metres.[1]
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 2,559 | — | |
| 1984 | 2,715 | 6.1% | |
| 2000 | 2,709 | −0.2% | |
| 2011 | 3,114 | 15.0% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, San Juan had a population of 3,114 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation edit
Road transportation edit
The 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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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