Santo Domingo, Costa Rica

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Santo Domingo, Costa Rica
Santo Domingo canton
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Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°59′17″N84°04′07″W / 9.9880112°N 84.0685928°W / 9.9880112; -84.0685928
Country Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Province Heredia
Creation28 September 1869 [1]
Head city Santo Domingo
Districts
Government
  Type Municipality
  BodyMunicipalidad de Santo Domingo
Area
  Total
24.84 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Elevation
1,230 m (4,040 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
40,072
  Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Canton code403
Website www.santodomingo.go.cr

Santo Domingo is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city of the canton is the homonymous Santo Domingo district.

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History

Santo Domingo was created on 28 September 1869 by decree 9. [1]

Geography

Santo Domingo has an area of 24.84 km2 [4] and a mean elevation of 1,230 metres. [2]

The Virilla River on the south and the Bermúdez River on the north establish the boundaries of this elongated province, which then climb up into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) with the Pará Blanca River.

Districts

The canton of Santo Domingo is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Santo Domingo
  2. San Vicente
  3. San Miguel
  4. Paracito
  5. Santo Tomás
  6. Santa Rosa
  7. Tures
  8. Pará

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.±% p.a.
18834,254    
18925,118+2.08%
19276,089+0.50%
19507,346+0.82%
196311,348+3.40%
197317,423+4.38%
198423,985+2.95%
200034,748+2.34%
201140,072+1.30%
202245,932+1.25%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población [6]

For the 2011 census, Santo Domingo had a population of 40,072 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.

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.