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
Front of Catholic Church in San Mateo
Front of Catholic Church in San Mateo
San Mateo district
San Mateo district location in Costa Rica
San Mateo district location in Costa Rica
San Mateo
San Mateo district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.967698°N 84.5381055°W / 9.967698; -84.5381055
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonSan Mateo
Area
  Total64.85 km2 (25.04 sq mi)
Elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,692
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20401

Geography

San Mateo has an area of 64.85 km²[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
CensusPop.
1883246
1892701185.0%
19272,180211.0%
19503,05840.3%
19632,876−6.0%
19731,553−46.0%
19841,98828.0%
20002,52927.2%
20112,6926.4%

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:

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. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.
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