San Francisco de Dos Ríos facts for kids

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District
San Francisco de Dos Ríos Location in Costa Rica
Country	Costa Rica
Province	San José
Canton	San José
Area
• Total	2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation	1,168 m (3,832 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,209
• Density	7,655/km2 (19,830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	10106

San Francisco de Dos Ríos is the sixth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown (officially composed by the districts of El Carmen, Merced, Hospital and Catedral). The district is primarily residential and industrial. It's also famous for the numerous motels between its boundaries.

Geography

San Francisco de Dos Ríos has an area of 2.64 km² and an elevation of 1,168 metres.

It 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 districts of San Sebastián and Zapote (bordering them also to the west and to the north respectively).

Locations

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

Demographics

For the 2011 census, San Francisco de Dos Ríos had a population of 20,209 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 39
• National Route 204
• National Route 207
• National Route 209
• National Route 211