San Francisco District, Heredia

San Francisco
District
San Francisco district
San Francisco San Francisco district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°59′08″N84°08′13″W / 9.9855772°N 84.1368109°W / 9.9855772; -84.1368109 Coordinates: 9°59′08″N84°08′13″W / 9.9855772°N 84.1368109°W / 9.9855772; -84.1368109
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Heredia
Canton	Heredia
Area
• Total	6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation	1,124 m (3,688 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	49,209
• Density	7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	40103

San Francisco is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. ^{[1] [2]}

Geography

San Francisco has an area of 6.43 km² ^[3] and an elevation of 1,124 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1864	746		—
1883	916		22.8%
1892	886		−3.3%
1927	518		−41.5%
1950	831		60.4%
1963	1,001		20.5%
1973	2,451		144.9%
1984	12,770		421.0%
2000	40,840		219.8%
2011	49,209		20.5%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, San Francisco had a population of 49,209 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 3
• National Route 111
• National Route 171

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

References

1. "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. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.