San Mateo de Alajuela

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

San Mateo
District
Front of Catholic Church in San Mateo
San Mateo district
San Mateo San Mateo district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.967698°N 84.5381055°W / 9.967698; -84.5381055
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	San Mateo
Area
• Total	64.85 km2 (25.04 sq mi)
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,692
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	20401

Geography

San Mateo has an area of 64.85 km^2[3] and an elevation of 254 metres.^[1] It is located in the coastal lowlands near the central Pacific coast, 31 kilometers east of Caldera Port, 44 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela and 53 kilometers from the national capital city of San Jose.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	246	—
1892	701	+12.34%
1927	2,180	+3.29%
1950	3,058	+1.48%
1963	2,876	−0.47%
1973	1,553	−5.98%
1984	1,988	+2.27%
2000	2,529	+1.52%
2011	2,692	+0.57%
2022	2,679	−0.04%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Mateo had a population of 2,692 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 3
• National Route 131

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.