Santo Domingo, Costa Rica

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.

Santo Domingo
Canton
Architecture of Santo Domingo
Flag Seal
Santo Domingo canton
Santo Domingo Santo Domingo canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9880112°N 84.0685928°W / 9.9880112; -84.0685928
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Heredia
Creation	28 September 1869[1]
Head city	Santo Domingo
Districts	Districts Santo Domingo San Vicente San Miguel Paracito Santo Tomás Santa Rosa Tures Pará
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Santo Domingo
Area
• Total	24.84 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Elevation	1,230 m (4,040 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	40,072
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	403
Website	www.santodomingo.go.cr

History

Santo Domingo was created on 28 September 1869 by decree 9.^[1]

Geography

Santo Domingo has an area of 24.84 km^2[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:

1. Santo Domingo
2. San Vicente
3. San Miguel
4. Paracito
5. Santo Tomás
6. Santa Rosa
7. Tures
8. Pará

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	4,254	—
1892	5,118	+2.08%
1927	6,089	+0.50%
1950	7,346	+0.82%
1963	11,348	+3.40%
1973	17,423	+4.38%
1984	23,985	+2.95%
2000	34,748	+2.34%
2011	40,072	+1.30%
2022	45,932	+1.25%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

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

1. 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.
2. "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.
3. 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.
4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
6. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
7. "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.