San Pablo (canton)
San Pablo is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in San Pablo district.
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| Coordinates: 9.9917559°N 84.0936586°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Heredia |
| Creation | 18 July 1961[1] |
| Head city | San Pablo |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de San Pablo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,168 m (3,832 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 27,671 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 409 |
| Website | www |
History
San Pablo was created on 18 July 1961 by decree 2789.[1]
Geography
San Pablo has an area of 7.53 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,168 metres.[2]
The canton is in the foothills southeast of the provincial capital city of Heredia, with the Bermúdez River as the southeast boundary and the Pirro River delineating the farthest portion of the northwestern border.
Districts
The canton of San Pablo is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1963 | 4,092 | — | |
| 1973 | 6,660 | 62.8% | |
| 1984 | 11,802 | 77.2% | |
| 2000 | 20,813 | 76.4% | |
| 2011 | 27,671 | 33.0% | |
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For the 2011 census, San Pablo had a population of 27,671 inhabitants.[7]
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
References
- 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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- "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.