San Lorenzo District, Tarrazú

San Lorenzo is a district of the Tarrazú canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

San Lorenzo
District
San Lorenzo district
San Lorenzo San Lorenzo district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.5536969°N 84.0395611°W / 9.5536969; -84.0395611
Country	Costa Rica
Province	San José
Canton	Tarrazú
Creation	26 September 1923
Area
• Total	185.64 km2 (71.68 sq mi)
Elevation	1,440 m (4,720 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,394
• Density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	10502

History

San Lorenzo was created on 26 September 1923 by Acuerdo 419.^[2]

Geography

San Lorenzo has an area of 185.64 km^2[3] and an elevation of 1,440 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	79	—
1927	1,829	+7.40%
1950	1,573	−0.65%
1963	2,055	+2.08%
1973	2,732	+2.89%
1984	2,391	−1.20%
2000	4,029	+3.32%
2011	4,394	+0.79%
2022	4,796	+0.80%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Lorenzo had a population of 4,394 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 303

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.