San Rafael (canton)

Canton in Heredia province, Costa Rica

Canton in Heredia, Costa Rica

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San Rafael canton

10°02′30″N 84°04′30″W / 10.04167°N 84.07500°W / 10.04167; -84.07500Country

Costa RicaProvinceHerediaCreation28 May 1885^[1]Head citySan Rafael Districts

Districts

Government

• TypeMunicipality • BodyMunicipalidad de San RafaelArea

• Total48.39 km² (18.68 sq mi)Elevation

1,343 m (4,406 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total45,965 • Density950/km² (2,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Canton code405Websitewww.munisrh.go.cr

San Rafael is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.^[2]^[3] The head city is in San Rafael district.

History

San Rafael was created on 28 May 1885 by decree 10.^[1]

Geography

San Rafael has an area of 48.39 km²^[4] and a mean elevation of 1,343 metres.^[2]

The canton is northeast of the provincial capital city of Heredia, reaching from the suburbs high into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range).

Districts

The canton of San Rafael is subdivided into the following districts:

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1892	4,204	—
1927	4,163	−1.0%
1950	5,254	26.2%
1963	9,069	72.6%
1973	16,013	76.6%
1984	22,871	42.8%
2000	37,293	63.1%
2011	45,965	23.3%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[6]

For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 45,965 inhabitants.^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 113
National Route 116
National Route 502
National Route 503

References

^ ^a ^b 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. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ 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.
^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
^ "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.