San Rafael
District
San Rafael district
San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
San Rafael
San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°54′13″N 83°58′11″W / 9.9035934°N 83.9698058°W / 9.9035934; -83.9698058
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
CantonLa Unión
Area
 • Total9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Elevation
1,340 m (4,400 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,247
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
30304

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

Geography

San Rafael has an area of 9.46 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,340 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1883476—
189266138.9%
1927648−2.0%
195081225.3%
19631,775118.6%
19732,70352.3%
19845,06487.3%
200010,961116.4%
201114,24730.0%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 14,247 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). 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.
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