Santiago District, Puriscal
Santiago is a district and head city of the Puriscal canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Santiago | |
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 The old cathedral | |
Santiago district | |
  Santiago Santiago district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9.8290594°N 84.3043974°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Puriscal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,105 m (3,625 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,512 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10401 |
History
The old cathedral was built by Fr. Juan Cortez de Paja who took a vow of celibacy after an Indian Princess died from Influenza that she had caught from him. On the centennial of her death an earthquake destroyed the building.
Geography
Santiago has an area of 34.52 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,105 metres.[1] It is located in the coastal mountain range, 42 km southwest of the national capital city of San José and 77 km north of the city of Parrita on the Pacific coast.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1864 | 1,849 | — | |
| 1883 | 821 | −55.6% | |
| 1892 | 1,201 | 46.3% | |
| 1927 | 2,605 | 116.9% | |
| 1950 | 4,173 | 60.2% | |
| 1963 | 5,633 | 35.0% | |
| 1973 | 7,178 | 27.4% | |
| 1984 | 7,843 | 9.3% | |
| 2000 | 10,884 | 38.8% | |
| 2011 | 11,512 | 5.8% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Santiago had a population of 11,512 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- "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).
- "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.