San Pedro District, Sarchí Explained

San Pedro
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:	San Pedro district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:	San Pedro district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:	10.1388°N -84.3062°W
Map Alt:	San Pedro district
Established Title:	Creation
Established Date:	14 December 1964
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Alajuela
Subdivision Type2:	Canton
Subdivision Name2:	Sarchí
Area Total Km2:	10.92
Elevation M:	1170
Population Total:	3408
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	21204

San Pedro is a district of the Sarchí canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^{[1] [2]}

History

San Pedro was created on 14 December 1964 by Ley 3467. Segregated from Sarchí Sur.

Geography

San Pedro has an area of km^2[3] and an elevation of metres.

Economy

There is an annual tomato fair in the San Pedro hamlet of Trojas town of this district, in which the local version of La Tomatina occurs.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, San Pedro had a population of inhabitants.^[4]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 118
• National Route 708

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Web site: es . Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.
4. 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.