San Isidro District, Grecia

San Isidro is a district of the Grecia canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

San Isidro
District
San Isidro district
San Isidro
San Isidro district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.1319359°N 84.2715027°W / 10.1319359; -84.2715027
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonGrecia
Area
 • Total17.01 km2 (6.57 sq mi)
Elevation
1,290 m (4,230 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,949
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20302

Toponymy

It is named after Saint Isidore, a Catholic saint.

Geography

San Isidro has an area of 17.01 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,290 metres.[1] It is located on the slopes of Poás Volcano.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1892793—
192791114.9%
19501,43958.0%
19632,84397.6%
19733,27115.1%
19842,891−11.6%
20005,20179.9%
20115,94914.4%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Isidro had a population of 5,949 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

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. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.
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