San Rafael District, Montes de Oca
San Rafael is a district of the Montes de Oca canton, in the San José 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: 9.9454726°N 83.9929725°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Montes de Oca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,692 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 11504 |
Locations
Barrios (neighborhoods): Alameda, Andrómeda, Begonia, Cuesta Grande (part), El Cristo (parte), Estéfana (part), Europa, Liburgia, Mansiones (part), Maruz, Salitrillos
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1950 | 967 | — | |
| 1963 | 1,454 | 50.4% | |
| 1973 | 2,622 | 80.3% | |
| 1984 | 3,365 | 28.3% | |
| 2000 | 7,713 | 129.2% | |
| 2011 | 9,692 | 25.7% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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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:
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.
- "Árboles de navidad: Estado de la reforestación en Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2020.