| San Joaquín | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | San Joaquín district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | San Joaquín district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 10.006°N -84.1539°W |
| Map Alt: | San Joaquín district |
| Image Alt: | San Joaquín Church |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Heredia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Flores |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.58 |
| Elevation M: | 1054 |
| Population Total: | 7173 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 40801 |
San Joaquín is a district of the Flores canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
The town of San Joaquín de Flores is named after Saint Joachim, Mary's father.
San Joaquín has an area of km²[3] and an elevation of metres.
San Joaquín de Flores District is further divided into smaller units called poblados (or communities) and barrios (or neighborhoods):
thumb|Plaza Llorente San JoaquinSan Joaquín church was built about 1880. Every rock that is part of the church was carried from Cartago by cart, 87 km away along the current national Route 225. Families of San Joaquín donated the statues that today decorate the church gardens. The Spanish painter Jose Claro—who also made paintings for a church in San Antonio de Prado, near Medellín, Colombia—painted the images inside the church. It has also a cavern with a Lourdes Virgin and armchairs made of stone to sit down and view the garden flowers.
The official San Joaquin primary school is Escuela Estados Unidos de AmericaLiceo Regional de Flores and Colegio Tecnico are the two public high schools located in San Joaquin.
For the 2011 census, San Joaquín had a population of inhabitants.[4]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.