San Rafael District, Montes de Oca

District in Montes de Oca canton, San José province, Costa Rica
District in San José, Costa Rica
9°56′44″N 83°59′35″W / 9.9454726°N 83.9929725°W / 9.9454726; -83.9929725Country Costa RicaProvinceSan JoséCantonMontes de OcaArea
 • Total7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi)Elevation
1,340 m (4,400 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,692 • Density1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code
11504

San Rafael is a district of the Montes de Oca canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

San Rafael has an area of 7.74 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,340 metres.[1]

Locations

Barrios (neighborhoods): Alameda, Andrómeda, Begonia, Cuesta Grande (part), El Cristo (parte), Estéfana (part), Europa, Liburgia, Mansiones (part), Maruz, Salitrillos

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1950967—
19631,45450.4%
19732,62280.3%
19843,36528.3%
20007,713129.2%
20119,69225.7%

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

For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 9,692 inhabitants. [6]

Economy

One of its main economic activities is the plantation of cypress, used as Christmas trees in Costa Rica. Along with its immediate neighbors San Ramón District and Mata de Plátano District, it forms one of the main cypress production areas in all the Costa Rican Central Region.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • National Route 202
  • National Route 203
  • National Route 306

References

  • flagCosta Rica portal
  1. ^ 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.
  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.
  7. ^ "Árboles de navidad: Estado de la reforestación en Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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