San Francisco District, Heredia

San Francisco
District
San Francisco district
San Francisco San Francisco district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9855772°N 84.1368109°W / 9.9855772; -84.1368109
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Heredia
Canton	Heredia
Area
• Total	6.43 km^2 (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation	1,124 m (3,688 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	49,209
• Density	7,700/km^2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	40103

San Francisco is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

San Francisco has an area of 6.43 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,124 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	746	—
1883	916	+1.09%
1892	886	−0.37%
1927	518	−1.52%
1950	831	+2.08%
1963	1,001	+1.44%
1973	2,451	+9.37%
1984	12,770	+16.19%
2000	40,840	+7.54%
2011	49,209	+1.71%
2022	48,804	−0.08%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Francisco had a population of 49,209 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 3
• National Route 111
• National Route 171

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.