San Rafael District, La Unión
San Rafael is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
San Rafael | |
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San Rafael district | |
San Rafael San Rafael district location in Costa Rica | |
Coordinates: 9.9035934°N 83.9698058°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Cartago |
Canton | La Unión |
Area | |
• Total | 9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,247 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 30304 |
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1883 | 476 | — | |
1892 | 661 | 38.9% | |
1927 | 648 | −2.0% | |
1950 | 812 | 25.3% | |
1963 | 1,775 | 118.6% | |
1973 | 2,703 | 52.3% | |
1984 | 5,064 | 87.3% | |
2000 | 10,961 | 116.4% | |
2011 | 14,247 | 30.0% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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
- "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.
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