San_Pedro_District,_Sarchí
San Pedro District, Sarchí
District in Sarchí canton, Alajuela province, Costa Rica
San Pedro is a district of the Sarchí canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
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San Pedro | |
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San Pedro district | |
| Coordinates: 10.1388267°N 84.3062317°W / 10.1388267; -84.3062317 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Sarchí |
| Creation | 14 December 1964 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,170 m (3,840 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,408 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 21204 |
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San Pedro was created on 14 December 1964 by Ley 3467. Segregated from Sarchí Sur.[2]
San Pedro has an area of 10.92 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,170 metres.[1]
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.
More information Historical population, Census ...
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 1,251 | — | |
| 1984 | 1,833 | 46.5% | |
| 2000 | 3,296 | 79.8% | |
| 2011 | 3,408 | 3.4% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, San Pedro had a population of 3,408 inhabitants.[6]
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
- "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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