San Ramón is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
San Ramón | |
|---|---|
 San Ramón district | |
  San Ramón San Ramón district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°56′14″N 83°59′19″W / 9.9372874°N 83.9886681°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | La Unión |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,440 m (4,720 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,054 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30307 |
Geography
San Ramón has an area of 3.47 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,440 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 128 | — | |
| 1892 | 316 | 146.9% | |
| 1927 | 231 | −26.9% | |
| 1950 | 512 | 121.6% | |
| 1963 | 1,191 | 132.6% | |
| 1973 | 1,805 | 51.6% | |
| 1984 | 2,505 | 38.8% | |
| 2000 | 4,640 | 85.2% | |
| 2011 | 4,054 | −12.6% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] | |||
For the 2011 census, San Ramón had a population of 4,054 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Economy
One of its main economic activities is the plantation of cypress, used as Christmas trees in Costa Rica. Along with its immediate neighbors San Rafael District and Mata de Plátano District, it forms one of the main cypress production areas in all the Costa Rican Central Region.[7]