San Mateo (canton)

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San Mateo (canton)
San Mateo canton
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San Mateo
San Mateo canton location in Alajuela Province
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San Mateo
San Mateo canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°57′38″N84°33′37″W / 9.9605539°N 84.560288°W / 9.9605539; -84.560288
Country Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Province Alajuela
Creation7 August 1868 [1]
Head city San Mateo
Districts
Government
  Type Municipality
  BodyMunicipalidad de San Mateo
Area
  Total
125.9 km2 (48.6 sq mi)
Elevation
311 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
6,136
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Canton code204
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San Mateo is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is in San Mateo district.

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History

San Mateo was created on 7 August 1868 by decree 30. [1]

Geography

San Mateo has an area of 125.9 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 311 metres. [2]

The northern border of the elongated province is formed by the Jesús María, Machuca, Agua Agría, Calera rivers and Quebrada Zapote. The Quebrada Concepción, Grande de Tárcoles and the Machuca rivers establish the southern border. Cerro La Lana is a landmark that delineates a northeast tip of the canton.

Districts

The canton of San Mateo is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. San Mateo
  2. Desmonte
  3. Jesús María
  4. Labrador

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.±% p.a.
18641,682    
18832,525+2.16%
18923,353+3.20%
19273,234−0.10%
19503,611+0.48%
19633,388−0.49%
19732,969−1.31%
19843,783+2.23%
20005,343+2.18%
20116,136+1.27%
20226,952+1.14%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población [6]

For the 2011 census, San Mateo had a population of 6,136 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. 1 2 Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN   9977-64-243-5. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  7. "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.