San Isidro (canton) explained

San Isidro
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Canton
Pushpin Map:Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:San Isidro canton location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:San Isidro canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:10.0299°N -84.0431°W
Map Alt:San Isidro canton
Image Alt:San Isidro Church
Established Title:Creation
Established Date:13 July 1905[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Heredia
Seat Type:Head city
Seat:San Isidro
Government Type:Municipality
Governing Body:Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de San Isidro
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:list
Parts:Districts
P1:San Isidro
P2:San José
P3:Concepción
P4:San Francisco
Area Total Km2:26.96
Elevation M:1337
Population Total:20633
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name:Canton code
Blank Info:406

San Isidro, also referred to as San Isidro de Heredia,[2] is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[3] [4] The head city is in San Isidro district.

History

San Isidro was created on 13 July 1905 by decree 40.

Geography

San Isidro has an area of km²[5] and a mean elevation of metres.

The canton is in the highlands northeast of the provincial capital city of Heredia. The Pará Blanca River forms its far northeastern border.

Districts

The canton of San Isidro is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. San Isidro
  2. San José
  3. Concepción
  4. San Francisco

Demographics

For the 2011 census, San Isidro had a population of inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hernández . Hermógenes . Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 . 1985 . Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia . San José . 9977-64-243-5 . 164-173 . 1 . 5 October 2020 . es.
  2. Web site: Inicio . www.munisanisidro.go.cr . Municipalidad de San Isidro de Heredia . 27 April 2024 . Spanish.
  3. Web site: es . Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP . Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica . 26 September 2020 . 19 March 2019.
  4. Book: es . División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica. 8 March 2017. Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 978-9977-58-477-5.
  5. Web site: es . Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.
  6. Web site: es . Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.