San Juan District, La Unión
San Juan | |
|---|---|
 San Juan district | |
  San Juan San Juan district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°54′37″N 84°00′25″W / 9.9103018°N 84.0069046°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | La Unión |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,260 m (4,130 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 13,729 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30303 |
San Juan is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]San Juan has an area of 3.94 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,260 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 255 | — |
| 1892 | 481 | +7.31% |
| 1927 | 514 | +0.19% |
| 1950 | 661 | +1.10% |
| 1963 | 971 | +3.00% |
| 1973 | 1,490 | +4.38% |
| 1984 | 1,941 | +2.43% |
| 2000 | 8,139 | +9.37% |
| 2011 | 13,729 | +4.87% |
| 2022 | 13,956 | +0.15% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, San Juan had a population of 13,729 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation
[edit]The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.
 Districts of Cartago Province | |
|---|---|
| Cartago |
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| Paraíso | |
| La Unión | |
| Jiménez | |
| Turrialba | |
| Alvarado | |
| Oreamuno | |
| El Guarco | |
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