| El General | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | El General district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | El General district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.3527°N -83.6042°W |
| Map Alt: | El General district |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | San José |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pérez Zeledón |
| Area Total Km2: | 76.35 |
| Elevation M: | 710 |
| Population Total: | 6373 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 11902 |
El General is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1] [2] Its head village is General Viejo.
General Viejo's colonization began at the end of the 19th century. Manuel Estrada settled in this land in 1870. Also, Marta Durán Elizondo and her husband Trino Montero, who was known as "Don Trino", were one of the few families that founded what is now the population of the General Valley.
El General has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres.
For the 2011 census, El General had a population of inhabitants. [4]
The district is covered by the following road routes: