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 district location in Costa Rica
San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
San Rafael
San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°56′44″N 83°59′35″W / 9.9454726°N 83.9929725°W / 9.9454726; -83.9929725
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonMontes de Oca
Area
 • Total7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Elevation
1,340 m (4,400 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,692
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
11504

Geography

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San Rafael has an area of 7.74 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,340 metres.[1]

Locations

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Barrios (neighborhoods): Alameda, Andrómeda, Begonia, Cuesta Grande (part), El Cristo (parte), Estéfana (part), Europa, Liburgia, Mansiones (part), Maruz, Salitrillos

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1950967—    
19631,454+3.19%
19732,622+6.07%
19843,365+2.29%
20007,713+5.32%
20119,692+2.10%
202214,187+3.52%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 9,692 inhabitants. [6]

Economy

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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

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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.
  7. ^ "Árboles de navidad: Estado de la reforestación en Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2020.