San José District, Naranjo

San José is a district of the Naranjo canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[1][2] The village of San Juanillo is located in the district.

San José
District
San José district
San José San José district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.1504841°N 84.4052115°W / 10.1504841; -84.4052115
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	Naranjo
Area
• Total	21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Elevation	1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,162
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	20603

Geography

San José has an area of 21.12 km^2[3] and an elevation of 1,500 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	1,272	—
1950	1,476	+0.65%
1963	1,862	+1.80%
1973	1,763	−0.54%
1984	2,173	+1.92%
2000	3,225	+2.50%
2011	3,162	−0.18%
2022	3,206	+0.13%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San José had a population of 3,162 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 141
• National Route 703
• National Route 704

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.