San Rafael is a district of the Escazú canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
San Rafael | |
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 San Rafael district | |
  San Rafael San Rafael district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°56′41″N 84°09′12″W / 9.9448051°N 84.1532395°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| 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 |
Geography edit
San Rafael has an area of 12.96 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,042 metres.[1]
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 1,496 | — | |
| 1892 | 1,705 | 14.0% | |
| 1927 | 1,043 | −38.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,529 | 46.6% | |
| 1963 | 3,393 | 121.9% | |
| 1973 | 6,763 | 99.3% | |
| 1984 | 10,258 | 51.7% | |
| 2000 | 19,198 | 87.2% | |
| 2011 | 21,971 | 14.4% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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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:
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).
- ^ "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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