San Pedro is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

of the Sarchí canton, in the

Alajuela Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it i ...

province of

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History

San Pedro was created on 14 December 1964 by Ley 3467. Segregated from

Sarchí Sur Sarchí Sur is a district of the Sarchí canton, in the Alajuela Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. B ...

Geography

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

Economy

There is an annual tomato fair in the San Pedro hamlet of Trojas town of this district, in which the local version of

La Tomatina ''La Tomatina'' () is a festival A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national h ...

occurs.

Demographics

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

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNS 118

National Route 118 * CR RNT 708

National Route 708

References

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