San Ramón (canton)

San Ramón is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[3][4] The head city is in San Ramón district.

San Ramón
Canton
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Nicknames:  Tierra de Poetas (Land of Poets)[1]
San Ramón canton
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Coordinates: 10.2182301°N 84.5992384°W / 10.2182301; -84.5992384
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Creation	21 August 1856[2]
Head city	San Ramón
Districts	Districts San Ramón Santiago San Juan Piedades Norte Piedades Sur San Rafael San Isidro Los Ángeles Alfaro Volio Concepción Zapotal Peñas Blancas San Lorenzo
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de San Ramón
Area
• Total	1,018.64 km2 (393.30 sq mi)
Elevation	974 m (3,196 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	80,566
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	202
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History

San Ramón was created on 21 August 1856 by decree 17.^[2]

Geography

San Ramón has an area of 1,018.64 km²^[5] and a mean elevation of 974 metres.^[3]

An oddly-shaped canton, San Ramon stretches north through the eastern heights of the Cordillera de Tilarán, looking down on the Central Valley (Valle Central) to its east. The canton forms the border with the province of Guanacaste to the west.

Districts

The canton of San Ramón is subdivided into the following districts:

1. San Ramón
2. Santiago
3. San Juan
4. Piedades Norte
5. Piedades Sur
6. San Rafael
7. San Isidro
8. Los Ángeles
9. Alfaro
10. Volio
11. Concepción
12. Zapotal
13. Peñas Blancas
14. San Lorenzo

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	5,045	—
1883	10,111	+3.73%
1892	9,928	−0.20%
1927	13,805	+0.95%
1950	19,951	+1.61%
1963	25,925	+2.04%
1973	33,155	+2.49%
1984	39,963	+1.71%
2000	67,975	+3.38%
2011	80,566	+1.56%
2022	93,264	+1.34%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[6] Centro Centroamericano de Población[7]

For the 2011 census, San Ramón had a population of 80,566 inhabitants. ^[8]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 1
• National Route 135
• National Route 156
• National Route 169
• National Route 702
• National Route 703
• National Route 704
• National Route 705
• National Route 713
• National Route 714
• National Route 725
• National Route 739
• National Route 742
• National Route 756
• National Route 936

References

1. Barrantes Araya, Trino. "San Ramón ¿Tierra de poetas?". sanramoncr.com (in Spanish). Comunidad de San Ramón, Alajuela. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
2. Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
3. "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.
4. 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.
5. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
6. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
7. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
8. "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.