Santa María District, Dota facts for kids
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Santa María
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District
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 Santa María
Location in Costa Rica
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| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Dota |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.84 km2 (35.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,548 m (5,079 ft) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 4,621 |
| • Density | 49.774/km2 (128.914/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code |
11701
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Santa María is a district of the Dota canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Geography
Santa María has an area of 92.84 km2 and an elevation of 1,548 metres.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 51 | — | |
| 1892 | 809 | 1,486.3% | |
| 1927 | 1,561 | 93.0% | |
| 1950 | 1,645 | 5.4% | |
| 1963 | 2,424 | 47.4% | |
| 1973 | 2,683 | 10.7% | |
| 1984 | 3,324 | 23.9% | |
| 2000 | 4,274 | 28.6% | |
| 2011 | 4,621 | 8.1% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |
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For the 2011 census, Santa María had a population of 4,621 inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 226
National Route 315
Climate
| Climate data for Santa María | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.9 (64.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) |
37 (1.5) |
49 (1.9) |
113 (4.4) |
310 (12.2) |
367 (14.4) |
268 (10.6) |
319 (12.6) |
423 (16.7) |
421 (16.6) |
202 (8.0) |
90 (3.5) |
2,647 (104.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
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