San Rafael District, La Unión

San Rafael is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

San Rafael
District
San Rafael district
San Rafael San Rafael district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9035934°N 83.9698058°W / 9.9035934; -83.9698058
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	La Unión
Area
• Total	9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Elevation	1,340 m (4,400 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	14,247
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30304

Geography

San Rafael has an area of 9.46 km²^[3] and an elevation of 1,340 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	476	—
1892	661	+3.72%
1927	648	−0.06%
1950	812	+0.99%
1963	1,775	+6.20%
1973	2,703	+4.30%
1984	5,064	+5.87%
2000	10,961	+4.94%
2011	14,247	+2.41%
2022	14,201	−0.03%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 14,247 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 2
• National Route 251

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

References

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.