San Francisco de Dos Ríos | |
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Coordinates: 9°54′30″N 84°03′29″W / 9.9082933°N 84.0581714°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | San José |
Canton | San José |
Area | |
• Total | 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,168 m (3,832 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,209 |
• Density | 7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 10106 |
San Francisco de Dos Ríos is the sixth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. [1] [2] It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown (officially composed by the districts of El Carmen, Merced, Hospital and Catedral). The district is primarily residential and industrial. It's also famous for the numerous motels between its boundaries.
San Francisco de Dos Ríos has an area of 2.64 km2 [3] and an elevation of 1,168 metres. [1]
It lies on the south-east of the canton, between Curridabat and Desamparados cantons (bordering them to the east and to the south respectively) and between the districts of San Sebastián and Zapote (bordering them also to the west and to the north respectively). [4]
San Francisco de Dos Ríos district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Ahogados (part of it), Camelias, Cinco Esquinas, Coopeguaria, El Bosque, El Faro, Fátima, Hispano, San Marino Sur, I Griega, La Cabaña, Lincoln, Lomas de San Francisco, Maalot, Méndez, Pacífica, San Francisco de Dos Ríos (center), Sauces, Saucitos and Zurquí.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1864 | 461 | — | |
1883 | 493 | 6.9% | |
1892 | 562 | 14.0% | |
1927 | 730 | 29.9% | |
1950 | 2,319 | 217.7% | |
1963 | 6,422 | 176.9% | |
1973 | 10,241 | 59.5% | |
1984 | 15,256 | 49.0% | |
2000 | 21,724 | 42.4% | |
2011 | 20,209 | −7.0% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
[5] |
For the 2011 census, San Francisco de Dos Ríos had a population of 20,209 inhabitants. [7]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
San Francisco de Dos Ríos | |
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Coordinates: 9°54′30″N 84°03′29″W / 9.9082933°N 84.0581714°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | San José |
Canton | San José |
Area | |
• Total | 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,168 m (3,832 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,209 |
• Density | 7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 10106 |
San Francisco de Dos Ríos is the sixth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. [1] [2] It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown (officially composed by the districts of El Carmen, Merced, Hospital and Catedral). The district is primarily residential and industrial. It's also famous for the numerous motels between its boundaries.
San Francisco de Dos Ríos has an area of 2.64 km2 [3] and an elevation of 1,168 metres. [1]
It lies on the south-east of the canton, between Curridabat and Desamparados cantons (bordering them to the east and to the south respectively) and between the districts of San Sebastián and Zapote (bordering them also to the west and to the north respectively). [4]
San Francisco de Dos Ríos district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Ahogados (part of it), Camelias, Cinco Esquinas, Coopeguaria, El Bosque, El Faro, Fátima, Hispano, San Marino Sur, I Griega, La Cabaña, Lincoln, Lomas de San Francisco, Maalot, Méndez, Pacífica, San Francisco de Dos Ríos (center), Sauces, Saucitos and Zurquí.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1864 | 461 | — | |
1883 | 493 | 6.9% | |
1892 | 562 | 14.0% | |
1927 | 730 | 29.9% | |
1950 | 2,319 | 217.7% | |
1963 | 6,422 | 176.9% | |
1973 | 10,241 | 59.5% | |
1984 | 15,256 | 49.0% | |
2000 | 21,724 | 42.4% | |
2011 | 20,209 | −7.0% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
[5] |
For the 2011 census, San Francisco de Dos Ríos had a population of 20,209 inhabitants. [7]
The district is covered by the following road routes: