San Rafael District, La Unión

San Rafael is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

San Rafael
District
San Rafael district
San Rafael
San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9035934°N 83.9698058°W / 9.9035934; -83.9698058
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
CantonLa Unión
Area
 • Total9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Elevation
1,340 m (4,400 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,247
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
30304

Geography

San Rafael has an area of 9.46 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,340 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1883476—
189266138.9%
1927648−2.0%
195081225.3%
19631,775118.6%
19732,70352.3%
19845,06487.3%
200010,961116.4%
201114,24730.0%

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

For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 14,247 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

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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