San Juan District, Naranjo

San Juan
District
San Juan district
San Juan San Juan district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°07′07″N84°24′44″W / 10.1186432°N 84.4122261°W / 10.1186432; -84.4122261
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

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

History

San Juan was created on 31 March 1966 by Decreto Ejecutivo 11. Segregated from Naranjo. ^[2]

Geography

San Juan has an area of 6.78 km^{2 [3]} and an elevation of 1,180 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	2,559	—
1984	2,715	+0.54%
2000	2,709	−0.01%
2011	3,114	+1.27%
2022	3,448	+0.93%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, San Juan had a population of 3,114 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 141
• National Route 148
• National Route 725
• National Route 726

References

• Costa Rica portal

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. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.