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El General
District
El General district location in Costa Rica
El General district location in Costa Rica
El General
Location in Costa Rica
Country  Costa Rica
Province San José
Canton Pérez Zeledón
Area
 • Total 76.35 km2 (29.48 sq mi)
Elevation
710 m (2,330 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 6,373
 • Density 83.471/km2 (216.189/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
11902

El General is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. Its head village is General Viejo.

History

General Viejo's colonization began at the end of the 19th century. Manuel Estrada settled in this land in 1870. Also, Marta Durán Elizondo and her husband Trino Montero, who was known as "Don Trino", were one of the few families that founded what is now the population of the General Valley.

Geography

El General has an area of 76.35 km² and an elevation of 710 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1892 284
1927 479 68.7%
1950 1,875 291.4%
1963 2,310 23.2%
1973 3,250 40.7%
1984 3,576 10.0%
2000 5,882 64.5%
2011 6,373 8.3%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, El General had a population of 6,373 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • CR RNT 321.svg National Route 321
  • CR RNT 322.svg National Route 322
  • CR RNT 326.svg National Route 326

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: El General (Costa Rica) para niños

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