San Rafael District, Alajuela

San Rafael
District
San Rafael district
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
Country	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
• Density	1,400/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]}

Geography

San Rafael has an area of 19.29 km^{2 [3]} and an elevation of 845 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1864	952		—
1883	1,245		30.8%
1892	1,365		9.6%
1927	1,812		32.7%
1950	2,245		23.9%
1963	3,719		65.7%
1973	5,517		48.3%
1984	8,848		60.4%
2000	19,162		116.6%
2011	26,248		37.0%
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:

• National Route 27
• National Route 122
• National Route 124
• National Route 147

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

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. "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.