San Rafael District, San Ramón

San Rafael
District
San Rafael district
San Rafael San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0313571°N 84.4750817°W / 10.0313571; -84.4750817
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	San Ramón
Area
• Total	30.73 km^2 (11.86 sq mi)
Elevation	1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	9,321
• Density	300/km^2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	20206

San Rafael is a district of the San Ramón canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Geography

San Rafael has an area of 30.73 km^2[3] and an elevation of 1,080 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	597	—
1883	1,177	+3.64%
1892	1,217	+0.37%
1927	2,117	+1.59%
1950	2,308	+0.38%
1963	2,921	+1.83%
1973	3,467	+1.73%
1984	4,716	+2.84%
2000	8,384	+3.66%
2011	9,321	+0.97%
2022	10,328	+0.94%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 9,321 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 1
• National Route 135
• National Route 156
• National Route 703
• National Route 713
• National Route 714

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.