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
District
The old cathedral
Santiago district
Santiago Santiago district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.8290594°N 84.3043974°W / 9.8290594; -84.3043974
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.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Santiago has an area of 34.52 km^2[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

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	821	—
1892	1,201	+4.32%
1927	2,605	+2.24%
1950	4,173	+2.07%
1963	5,633	+2.33%
1973	7,178	+2.45%
1984	7,843	+0.81%
2000	10,884	+2.07%
2011	11,512	+0.51%
2022	12,189	+0.52%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

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:

• National Route 136
• National Route 137
• National Route 239
• National Route 314

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.