San Roque is a district of the Grecia canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
San Roque | |
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 San Roque district | |
  San Roque San Roque district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°06′30″N 84°18′02″W / 10.1083779°N 84.3004655°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Grecia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,077 m (3,533 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,132 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20304 |
Geography edit
San Roque has an area of 27 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,077 metres.[1]
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 510 | — | |
| 1892 | 596 | 16.9% | |
| 1927 | 2,063 | 246.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,872 | −9.3% | |
| 1963 | 3,108 | 66.0% | |
| 1973 | 4,087 | 31.5% | |
| 1984 | 5,559 | 36.0% | |
| 2000 | 9,163 | 64.8% | |
| 2011 | 11,132 | 21.5% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, San Roque had a population of 11,132 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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