San Rafael (canton)
San Rafael | |
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 Skyline of San Rafael city, seen from Ángeles district | |
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 San Rafael canton | |
  San Rafael San Rafael canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′30″N 84°04′30″W / 10.04167°N 84.07500°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Heredia |
| Creation | 28 May 1885[1] |
| Head city | San Rafael |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de San Rafael |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.39 km2 (18.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,343 m (4,406 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 45,965 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 405 |
| Website | www |
San Rafael is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in San Rafael district.
History
[edit]San Rafael was created on 28 May 1885 by decree 10.[1]
Geography
[edit]San Rafael has an area of 48.39 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,343 metres.[2]
The canton is northeast of the provincial capital city of Heredia, reaching from the suburbs high into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range).
Districts
[edit]The canton of San Rafael is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 4,204 | — |
| 1927 | 4,163 | −0.03% |
| 1950 | 5,254 | +1.02% |
| 1963 | 9,069 | +4.29% |
| 1973 | 16,013 | +5.85% |
| 1984 | 22,871 | +3.29% |
| 2000 | 37,293 | +3.10% |
| 2011 | 45,965 | +1.92% |
| 2022 | 48,848 | +0.55% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6] | ||
For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 45,965 inhabitants.[7]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
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