San Rafael Abajo
San Rafael Abajo | |
|---|---|
 San Rafael Abajo district | |
  San Rafael Abajo San Rafael Abajo district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°53′40″N 84°05′01″W / 9.894338°N 84.0836529°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Desamparados |
| Creation | 11 October 1968 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,145 m (3,757 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 23,283 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10311 |
San Rafael Abajo is a district of the Desamparados canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History
[edit]San Rafael Abajo was created on 11 October 1968 by Ley 34. Segregated from San Rafael Arriba.[2]
Geography
[edit]San Rafael Abajo has an area of 2.01 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,145 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5,757 | — |
| 1984 | 11,555 | +6.54% |
| 2000 | 22,481 | +4.25% |
| 2011 | 23,283 | +0.32% |
| 2022 | 21,408 | −0.76% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, San Rafael Abajo had a population of 23,283 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.
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