| Santo Domingo | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Santo Domingo canton location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Santo Domingo canton location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.988°N -84.0686°W |
| Map Alt: | Santo Domingo canton |
| Image Alt: | Architecture of Santo Domingo |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 28 September 1869[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Heredia |
| Seat Type: | Head city |
| Seat: | Santo Domingo |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Santo Domingo |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | Districts |
| P1: | Santo Domingo |
| P2: | San Vicente |
| P3: | San Miguel |
| P4: | Paracito |
| P5: | Santo Tomás |
| P6: | Santa Rosa |
| P7: | Tures |
| P8: | Pará |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.84 |
| Elevation M: | 1230 |
| Population Total: | 40072 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Canton code |
| Blank Info: | 403 |
Santo Domingo is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[2] [3] The head city of the canton is the homonymous Santo Domingo district.
Santo Domingo was created on 28 September 1869 by decree 9.
Santo Domingo has an area of km2[4] and a mean elevation of metres.
The Virilla River on the south and the Bermúdez River on the north establish the boundaries of this elongated province, which then climb up into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) with the Pará Blanca River.
The canton of Santo Domingo is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Santo Domingo had a population of inhabitants.[5]
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.