San Rafael District, Oreamuno

San Rafael
District
San Rafael district
San Rafael San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°52′13″N83°53′42″W / 9.8701713°N 83.8951285°W / 9.8701713; -83.8951285
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	Oreamuno
Area
• Total	10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Elevation	1,453 m (4,767 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	27,248
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30701

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

Geography

San Rafael has an area of 10.27 km² ^[3] and an elevation of 1,453 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	1,750	—
1927	2,554	+0.86%
1950	3,685	+1.61%
1963	6,667	+4.67%
1973	10,434	+4.58%
1984	14,824	+3.24%
2000	23,707	+2.98%
2011	27,248	+1.27%
2022	28,424	+0.38%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 27,248 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 10
• National Route 219
• National Route 233

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). 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.