| Llanos de Santa Lucía | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Llanos de Santa Lucía district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Llanos de Santa Lucía district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.8481°N -83.8812°W |
| Map Alt: | Llanos de Santa Lucía district |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 21 July 2004[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cartago |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Paraíso |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.55 |
| Elevation M: | 1347 |
| Population Total: | 17086 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Santaluceño, ña |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 30205 |
Llanos de Santa Lucía formerly known as Santa Lucía is the youngest of the districts of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. It was established as the fifth district on 21 July 2004.[2] [3]
Its main urban area, known as Villa Llanos started as a "precario" in April 1986.[4] It was established as the fifth district of Paraíso by President Abel Pacheco de la Espriella on 21 July 2004,[5] thanks to its quickly population grow and its area of seven square kilometers.
Llanos de Santa Lucía was created on 24 May 2004 by Decreto Ejecutivo 31871-G.
Llanos de Santa Lucía has an area of km²[6] and an elevation of metres.
For the 2011 census, Llanos de Santa Lucía had a population of inhabitants. [7]
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district. It is being reconstructed as of 2020 and passenger rail service will be provided in the future. The main passenger rail station is located near the Estadio Municipal Quincho Barquero in Downtown Llanos de Santa Lucía.
Public transit is provided by COOPEPAR RL. It consists entirely of buses serving the Llanos de Santa Lucía area and a service to Downtown Cartago.