San Antonio District, Alajuela

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

San Antonio
District
San Antonio district
San Antonio San Antonio district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9848938°N 84.2469339°W / 9.9848938; -84.2469339
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Alajuela
Area
• Total	8.93 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
Elevation	870 m (2,850 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	24,971
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	20104

Geography

San Antonio has an area of 8.93 km^2[3] and an elevation of 870 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	1,222	—
1892	1,401	+1.53%
1927	1,172	−0.51%
1950	1,734	+1.72%
1963	3,728	+6.06%
1973	7,519	+7.27%
1984	11,471	+3.91%
2000	22,094	+4.18%
2011	24,971	+1.12%
2022	24,764	−0.08%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Antonio had a population of 24,971 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 1
• National Route 27
• National Route 122
• National Route 124
• National Route 721

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

References

• Costa Rica portal

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. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.