Santa Rosa District, Santo Domingo

Santa Rosa
District
Santa Rosa district
Santa Rosa Santa Rosa district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°58′21″N84°05′58″W / 9.9725816°N 84.0994208°W / 9.9725816; -84.0994208 Coordinates: 9°58′21″N84°05′58″W / 9.9725816°N 84.0994208°W / 9.9725816; -84.0994208
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Heredia
Canton	Santo Domingo
Area
• Total	4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation	1,118 m (3,668 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,269
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	40306

Santa Rosa is a district of the Santo Domingo canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. ^{[1] [2]}

Geography

Santa Rosa has an area of 4.25 km² ^[3] and an elevation of 1,118 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1892	754		—
1927	826		9.5%
1950	1,075		30.1%
1963	1,862		73.2%
1973	3,145		68.9%
1984	4,357		38.5%
2000	6,396		46.8%
2011	7,269		13.6%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Santa Rosa had a population of 7,269 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 5
• National Route 103

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). 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.