San José de Alajuela

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

San José
District
San José district
San José district location in Costa Rica
San José district location in Costa Rica
San José
San José district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0043224°N 84.244244°W / 10.0043224; -84.244244
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonAlajuela
Area
 • Total14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Elevation
882 m (2,894 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total41,656
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20102

Geography

San José has an area of 14.69 km²[3] and an elevation of 882 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18641,818—
18831,265−30.4%
18921,53921.7%
19271,457−5.3%
19502,09643.9%
19634,866132.2%
19739,52395.7%
198417,91688.1%
200035,40597.6%
201141,65617.7%

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

For the 2011 census, San José had a population of 41,656 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

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. "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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