San Diego District

San Diego is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

San Diego
District
San Diego district
San Diego San Diego district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.8921182°N 83.994738°W / 9.8921182; -83.994738
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	La Unión
Area
• Total	8.01 km2 (3.09 sq mi)
Elevation	1,270 m (4,170 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	21,620
• Density	2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30302

Geography

San Diego has an area of 8.01 km²^[3] and an elevation of 1,270 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	527	—
1892	802	+4.78%
1927	850	+0.17%
1950	1,451	+2.35%
1963	2,581	+4.53%
1973	2,797	+0.81%
1984	6,256	+7.59%
2000	16,595	+6.29%
2011	21,620	+2.43%
2022	22,714	+0.45%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Diego had a population of 21,620 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 2
• National Route 409