San Francisco is a district of the Goicoechea canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
San Francisco | |
|---|---|
 San Francisco district | |
  San Francisco San Francisco district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°56′31″N 84°04′17″W / 9.9420045°N 84.0715194°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Goicoechea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,172 m (3,845 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,032 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10802 |
Geography
San Francisco has an area of 0.57 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,172 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1892 | 343 | — | |
| 1927 | 868 | 153.1% | |
| 1950 | 2,801 | 222.7% | |
| 1963 | 3,900 | 39.2% | |
| 1973 | 3,994 | 2.4% | |
| 1984 | 3,138 | −21.4% | |
| 2000 | 2,552 | −18.7% | |
| 2011 | 2,032 | −20.4% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] | |||
For the 2011 census, San Francisco had a population of 2,032 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
