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Santa María District, Dota

Coordinates: 9°34′33″N 83°57′34″W / 9.5757477°N 83.9594001°W / 9.5757477; -83.9594001
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Santa María district
Santa María district location in Costa Rica
Santa María district location in Costa Rica
Santa María
Santa María district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°34′33″N 83°57′34″W / 9.5757477°N 83.9594001°W / 9.5757477; -83.9594001
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonDota
Area
 • Total92.84 km2 (35.85 sq mi)
Elevation
1,548 m (5,079 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,621
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
11701

Santa María is a district of the Dota canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

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Santa María has an area of 92.84 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,548 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
188351—    
1892809+35.95%
19271,561+1.90%
19501,645+0.23%
19632,424+3.03%
19732,683+1.02%
19843,324+1.97%
20004,274+1.58%
20114,621+0.71%
20226,030+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

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

Climate

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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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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Santa María". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved December 23, 2019.