San Isidro (canton)

San Isidro is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in San Isidro district.

San Isidro
Canton
San Isidro Church
San Isidro Church
Flag of San Isidro
Flag
Official seal of San Isidro
Seal
San Isidro canton
San Isidro canton location in Costa Rica
San Isidro canton location in Costa Rica
San Isidro
San Isidro canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0298852°N 84.0431476°W / 10.0298852; -84.0431476
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceHeredia
Creation13 July 1905[1]
Head citySan Isidro
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de San Isidro
Area
 • Total26.96 km2 (10.41 sq mi)
Elevation
1,337 m (4,386 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total20,633
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code406
Websitewww.munisanisidro.go.cr

History

San Isidro was created on 13 July 1905 by decree 40.[1]

Geography

San Isidro has an area of 26.96 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,337 metres.[2]

The canton is in the highlands northeast of the provincial capital city of Heredia. The Pará Blanca River forms its far northeastern border.

Districts

The canton of San Isidro is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. San Isidro
  2. San José
  3. Concepción
  4. San Francisco

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19272,744—
19502,8493.8%
19634,06142.5%
19735,97947.2%
19848,52842.6%
200016,05688.3%
201120,63328.5%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, San Isidro had a population of 20,633 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References
  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. "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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