San Juan 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 county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of the
Tibás
Tibás is the thirteenth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is San Juan.
History
Tibás was created on 26 June 1914 by decree 31. It was formerly known as San Juan del Murciélago and was meant to b ...
canton, in the
San José
San José or San Jose (Spanish for Saint Joseph) most often refers to:
*San Jose, California, United States
*San José, Costa Rica, the nation's capital
San José or San Jose may also refer to:
Places Argentina
* San José, Buenos Aires
** San ...
province of
Costa Rica.
Geography
San Juan has an area of km²
and an elevation of metres.
Demographics
For the
2011 census, San Juan had a population of inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
*
National Route 5
*
National Route 32
*
National Route 39
The following highways are numbered 39. For a list of roads called ''N39'', see List of N39 roads.
Australia
* Newell Highway
* Goulburn Valley Highway
*
**Gore Highway
** Leichhardt Highway
Canada
* Alberta Highway 39
* British Columbia Hi ...
*
National Route 101
*
National Route 102
*
National Route 117
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 ...
is part of the border of this district with
Colima
Colima (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima), is one of the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima.
Colima i ...
district in the same canton.
References
Districts of San José Province
Populated places in San José Province
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