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San Juan de Dios
District
San Juan de Dios district location in Costa Rica
San Juan de Dios district location in Costa Rica
San Juan de Dios
Location in Costa Rica
Country  Costa Rica
Province San José
Canton Desamparados
Area
 • Total 2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Elevation
1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 19,481
 • Density 6,537/km2 (16,931/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
10303

San Juan de Dios is a district of the Desamparados canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.

Geography

San Juan de Dios has an area of 2.98 km² and an elevation of 1,190 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1864 718
1883 838 16.7%
1892 998 19.1%
1927 1,034 3.6%
1950 1,276 23.4%
1963 2,836 122.3%
1973 6,465 128.0%
1984 9,540 47.6%
2000 16,577 73.8%
2011 19,481 17.5%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, San Juan de Dios had a population of 19,481 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • CR RNS 217.svg National Route 217

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: San Juan de Dios (Costa Rica) para niños

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