San Isidro | |
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 San Isidro Church | |
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San Isidro canton | |
  San Isidro San Isidro canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°01′48″N 84°02′35″W / 10.0298852°N 84.0431476°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Heredia |
| Creation | 13 July 1905[1] |
| Head city | San Isidro |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de San Isidro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.96 km2 (10.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,337 m (4,386 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20,633 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 406 |
| Website | www |
San Isidro is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in San Isidro district.
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:
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 2,744 | — | |
| 1950 | 2,849 | 3.8% | |
| 1963 | 4,061 | 42.5% | |
| 1973 | 5,979 | 47.2% | |
| 1984 | 8,528 | 42.6% | |
| 2000 | 16,056 | 88.3% | |
| 2011 | 20,633 | 28.5% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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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 2 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.
- 1 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- ↑ "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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