San Joaquín is a

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of the Flores canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.

Toponymy

The town of San Joaquín de Flores is named after

Saint Joachim Joachim (; ''Yəhōyāqīm'', "he whom Yahweh has set up"; ; ) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Biblical apocrypha ...

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's father.

Geography

San Joaquín has an area of km² and an elevation of metres.

Communities and settlements

San Joaquín de Flores District is further divided into smaller units called ''poblados'' (or communities) and ''barrios'' (or neighborhoods): * Santa Marta * Santísima Trinidad * Santa Cecilia * Llorente * Barrantes * Las Flores * Los Ángeles * Los Geranios * Echeverría * El Rosario * Cristo Rey * Corazón de Jesús

Important buildings

Plaza Llorente San Joaquin San Joaquín

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was built about 1880. Every rock that is part of the church was carried from Cartago by cart, 87 km away along the current national Route 225. Families of San Joaquín donated the statues that today decorate the church gardens. The

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painter Jose Claro—who also made paintings for a church in San Antonio de Prado, near Medellín, Colombia—painted the images inside the church. It has also a

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rn with a Lourdes Virgin and armchairs made of stone to sit down and view the garden flowers.

Education

The official San Joaquin primary school is ''Escuela Estados Unidos de America'' ''Liceo Regional de Flores'' and ''Colegio Tecnico'' are the two public high schools located in San Joaquin.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, San Joaquín had a population of inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNS 123

National Route 123

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by

Incofer upright=1.20 , Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca. Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofe ...

goes through this district.

External links

San Joaquin Library History

References

Districts of Heredia Province Populated places in Heredia Province {{CostaRica-geo-stub