Santo Domingo, Costa Rica
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Santo Domingo is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is the homonymous Santo Domingo district.
History
Santo Domingo was created on 28 September 1869 by decree 9.[1]
Geography
Santo Domingo has an area of 24.84 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 1,230 metres.[2]
The Virilla River on the south and the Bermúdez River on the north establish the boundaries of this elongated province, which then climb up into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) with the Pará Blanca River.
Districts
The canton of Santo Domingo is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1883 | 4,254 | — | |
1892 | 5,118 | 20.3% | |
1927 | 6,089 | 19.0% | |
1950 | 7,346 | 20.6% | |
1963 | 11,348 | 54.5% | |
1973 | 17,423 | 53.5% | |
1984 | 23,985 | 37.7% | |
2000 | 34,748 | 44.9% | |
2011 | 40,072 | 15.3% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
For the 2011 census, Santo Domingo had a population of 40,072 inhabitants.[7]
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 5
National Route 32
National Route 103
National Route 116
National Route 117
National Route 220
National Route 307
National Route 308
National Route 504
Rail transportation
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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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