San Francisco de Dos Ríos, San José, Costa Rica

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Geography and Demography

San Francisco de Dos Ríos lies on the south-east of the canton, between Curridabat and Desamparados cantons (bordering them to the east and to the south respectively) and between the josefino districts of San Sebastián and Catedral (bordering them also to the west and to the north respectively). [ [http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_cantonal_1984/03-San_Jose.pdf Mapa Cantonal del Censo de 1984] , published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census(INEC) and updated by the Central American Population Center (CCP)] The district had 2.68 km² [ [http://www.mapasdecostarica.info/guiaroja/generales/divadmin/divsj.xls Guías de Costa Rica: Mapas y Lugares] ] and 23,459 inhabitants on June 30th, 2006 (8,753.36 inhabitants per km².) [ [http://www.inec.go.cr/01EstadPoblacion%5C04estimacionesYproyec%5CCalculoDePoblacion/cuadros/C2.%20Poblaci%F3n%20total%20cerrada%20por%20sexo,%20seg%FAn%20provincia,%20cant%F3n%20y%20distrito.%20%20Al%2030%20de%20junio/2006/Junio%202006.xls Población Total Cerrada por Sexo, según Provincia, Cantón y Distrito] , published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census(INEC)]

District Information

San Francisco de Dos Ríos district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Ahogados (part of it), Cabañas, Camelias, Cinco Esquinas, Coopeguaria, Faro, Fátima, Hispano, I Griega, Lincoln, Lomas de San Francisco, Maalot, Méndez, Pacífica, San Francisco de Dos Ríos (center), Sauces, Saucitos and Zurquí.

References

Links

* [http://www.msj.co.cr/archivos_paginas/snfran.html Municipalidad de San José. Distrito San Francisco de Dos Ríos] – Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.
* [http://www.avenidacentral.com/san-jose/san-jose/san-francisco-de-dos-rios Avenida Central. Distrito San Francisco de Dos Ríos] – Website naming several places on the district.