Aguacaliente

Aguacaliente, also known as San Francisco, is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Aguacaliente
District
Aguacaliente district
Aguacaliente Aguacaliente district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°43′50″N 83°51′37″W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	Cartago
Area
• Total	100.37 km2 (38.75 sq mi)
Elevation	1,330 m (4,360 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	31,789
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30105

Geography

Aguacaliente has an area of 100.37 km²^[3] and an elevation of 1,330 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	1,875	—
1892	2,337	+2.48%
1927	1,174	−1.95%
1950	1,803	+1.88%
1963	2,796	+3.43%
1973	5,184	+6.37%
1984	8,963	+5.10%
2000	28,516	+7.50%
2011	31,789	+0.99%
2022	32,351	+0.16%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Aguacaliente had a population of 31,789 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 2
• National Route 231
• National Route 405