San Ramón is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
San Ramón | |
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Coordinates: 9°56′14″N 83°59′19″W / 9.9372874°N 83.9886681°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Cartago |
Canton | La Unión |
Area | |
• Total | 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,440 m (4,720 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,054 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 30307 |
Geography
editSan Ramón has an area of 3.47 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,440 metres.[1]
Demographics
editHistorical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1883 | 128 | — | |
1892 | 316 | 146.9% | |
1927 | 231 | −26.9% | |
1950 | 512 | 121.6% | |
1963 | 1,191 | 132.6% | |
1973 | 1,805 | 51.6% | |
1984 | 2,505 | 38.8% | |
2000 | 4,640 | 85.2% | |
2011 | 4,054 | −12.6% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
For the 2011 census, San Ramón had a population of 4,054 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
Economy
editOne of its main economic activities is the plantation of cypress, used as Christmas trees in Costa Rica. Along with its immediate neighbors San Rafael District and Mata de Plátano District, it forms one of the main cypress production areas in all the Costa Rican Central Region.[7]
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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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). Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Árboles de navidad: Estado de la reforestación en Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.