San Mateo (canton)

Canton in Alajuela province, Costa Rica

Canton in Alajuela, Costa Rica

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San Mateo canton

9°57′38″N 84°33′37″W / 9.9605539°N 84.560288°W / 9.9605539; -84.560288Country

Costa RicaProvinceAlajuelaCreation7 August 1868^[1]Head citySan Mateo Districts

Districts

Government

• TypeMunicipality • BodyMunicipalidad de San MateoArea

• Total125.9 km² (48.6 sq mi)Elevation

311 m (1,020 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total6,136 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Canton code204Website{{URL|example.com|optional display text}}

San Mateo is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[2]^[3] The head city is in San Mateo district.

History

San Mateo was created on 7 August 1868 by decree 30.^[1]

Geography

San Mateo has an area of 125.9 km²^[4] and a mean elevation of 311 metres.^[2]

The northern border of the elongated province is formed by the Jesús María, Machuca, Agua Agría, Calera rivers and Quebrada Zapote. The Quebrada Concepción, Grande de Tárcoles and the Machuca rivers establish the southern border. Cerro La Lana is a landmark that delineates a northeast tip of the canton.

Districts

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

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1864	1,682	—
1883	2,525	50.1%
1892	3,353	32.8%
1927	3,234	−3.5%
1950	3,611	11.7%
1963	3,388	−6.2%
1973	2,969	−12.4%
1984	3,783	27.4%
2000	5,343	41.2%
2011	6,136	14.8%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[6]

For the 2011 census, San Mateo had a population of 6,136 inhabitants. ^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 3
National Route 131
National Route 713
National Route 755

References

^ ^a ^b Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.