San Antonio District, Belén

San Antonio
District
San Antonio district
San Antonio San Antonio district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9781433°N 84.1879207°W / 9.9781433; -84.1879207
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Heredia
Canton	Belén
Area
• Total	3.54 km^2 (1.37 sq mi)
Elevation	912 m (2,992 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,942
• Density	2,800/km^2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	40701

San Antonio is a district of the Belén canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Geography

San Antonio has an area of 3.54 km^2[3] and an elevation of 912 metres.^[1]

Locations

• Barrios: Chompipes (part), Escobal, Labores (part), San Vicente, Zaiquí

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	593	—
1883	1,560	+5.22%
1892	1,207	−2.81%
1927	1,554	+0.72%
1950	1,678	+0.33%
1963	2,429	+2.89%
1973	4,334	+5.96%
1984	5,895	+2.84%
2000	10,256	+3.52%
2011	9,942	−0.28%
2022	11,784	+1.56%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Antonio had a population of 9,942 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 111
• National Route 122

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

References

1. "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. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.