San Rafael District, Alajuela

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San Rafael
District
San Rafael District, Alajuela
San Rafael district
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San Rafael
San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°57′34″N84°13′20″W / 9.9594822°N 84.2221335°W / 9.9594822; -84.2221335
CountryFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Province Alajuela
Canton Alajuela
Area
 • Total
19.29 km2 (7.45 sq mi)
Elevation
845 m (2,772 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
26,248
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
20108

San Rafael is a district of the Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]

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Geography

San Rafael has an area of 19.29 km2 [3] and an elevation of 845 metres. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.±% p.a.
1864952—    
18831,245+1.42%
18921,365+1.03%
19271,812+0.81%
19502,245+0.94%
19633,719+3.96%
19735,517+4.02%
19848,848+4.39%
200019,162+4.95%
201126,248+2.90%
202254,730+6.91%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 26,248 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

References

  1. 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.
  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). Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. 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.
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