San Pedro District, Sarchí

San Pedro
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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°08′20″N 84°18′22″W / 10.1388267°N 84.3062317°W / 10.1388267; -84.3062317
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonSarchí
Creation14 December 1964
Area
 • Total
10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Elevation
1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,408
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
21204

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

History

San Pedro was created on 14 December 1964 by Ley 3467. Segregated from Sarchí Sur.[2]

Geography

San Pedro has an area of 10.92 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,170 metres.[1]

Economy

There is an annual tomato fair in the San Pedro hamlet of Trojas town of this district, in which the local version of La Tomatina occurs.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19731,251—    
19841,833+3.53%
20003,296+3.74%
20113,408+0.30%
20224,136+1.78%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Pedro had a population of 3,408 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.
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