San Pedro de Poás

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

San Pedro
San Pedro district
San Pedro district location in Costa Rica
San Pedro district location in Costa Rica
San Pedro
San Pedro district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0820608°N 84.2483893°W / 10.0820608; -84.2483893
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonPoás
Area
  Total13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Elevation
1,148 m (3,766 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total7,554
  Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20801

Geography

San Pedro has an area of 13.63 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,148 metres.[1] It is in the mountains of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) in Costa Rica. It is 13 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela and 32 kilometers from the national capital city of San Jose.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
18641,296
18921,591
19271,319−17.1%
19501,94547.5%
19633,22966.0%
19733,99523.7%
19845,06026.7%
20006,91336.6%
20117,5549.3%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Pedro had a population of 7,554 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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