Santo Domingo, Costa Rica

Santo Domingo is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is the homonymous Santo Domingo district.

Santo Domingo
Canton
Architecture of Santo Domingo
Flag
Seal
Santo Domingo canton
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9880112°N 84.0685928°W / 9.9880112; -84.0685928
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceHeredia
Creation28 September 1869[1]
Head citySanto Domingo
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Santo Domingo
Area
 • Total24.84 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Elevation
1,230 m (4,040 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total40,072
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code403
Websitewww.santodomingo.go.cr

History

Santo Domingo was created on 28 September 1869 by decree 9.[1]

Geography

Santo Domingo has an area of 24.84 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,230 metres.[2]

The Virilla River on the south and the Bermúdez River on the north establish the boundaries of this elongated province, which then climb up into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) with the Pará Blanca River.

Districts

The canton of Santo Domingo is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Santo Domingo
  2. San Vicente
  3. San Miguel
  4. Paracito
  5. Santo Tomás
  6. Santa Rosa
  7. Tures
  8. Pará

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18834,254—
18925,11820.3%
19276,08919.0%
19507,34620.6%
196311,34854.5%
197317,42353.5%
198423,98537.7%
200034,74844.9%
201140,07215.3%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Santo Domingo had a population of 40,072 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. "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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