Santa María is a district of the Dota canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Santa María | |
|---|---|
 Santa María district | |
  Santa María Santa María district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°34′33″N 83°57′34″W / 9.5757477°N 83.9594001°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Dota |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.84 km2 (35.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,548 m (5,079 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,621 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 11701 |
Geography
editSanta María has an area of 92.84 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,548 metres.[1]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 51 | — |
| 1892 | 809 | +35.95% |
| 1927 | 1,561 | +1.90% |
| 1950 | 1,645 | +0.23% |
| 1963 | 2,424 | +3.03% |
| 1973 | 2,683 | +1.02% |
| 1984 | 3,324 | +1.97% |
| 2000 | 4,274 | +1.58% |
| 2011 | 4,621 | +0.71% |
| 2022 | 6,030 | +2.45% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Santa María had a population of 4,621 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
Climate
edit| Climate data for Santa María | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.9 (64.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) |
37 (1.5) |
49 (1.9) |
113 (4.4) |
310 (12.2) |
367 (14.4) |
268 (10.6) |
319 (12.6) |
423 (16.7) |
421 (16.6) |
202 (8.0) |
90 (3.5) |
2,647 (104.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[7] | |||||||||||||
References
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- ^ 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).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.
- ^ "Santa María". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
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