| San Mateo | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | San Mateo district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | San Mateo district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.9677°N -84.5381°W |
| Map Alt: | San Mateo district |
| Image Alt: | Front of Catholic Church in San Mateo |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alajuela |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | San Mateo |
| Area Total Km2: | 64.85 |
| Elevation M: | 254 |
| Population Total: | 2692 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 20401 |
San Mateo is a district of the San Mateo canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
San Mateo has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres. It is located in the coastal lowlands near the central Pacific coast, 31 kilometers east of Caldera Port, 44 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital city of Alajuela and 53 kilometers from the national capital city of San Jose.
For the 2011 census, San Mateo had a population of inhabitants. [4]
The district is covered by the following road routes: