San Ramón is a district in the canton of San Ramón in

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. The central municipality (''distrito'') of San Ramón covers an area of Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001 and has a population of 10,710. Together with adjoining ''distritos'', it forms what is colloquially known as (San Ramón City). However, cities are no longer a valid administrative division in Costa Rica, by municipal codex law 7794 of April 30, 1998. The district lies at an elevation of above sea level in the

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Location

San Ramon is located 55 kilometers northeast of

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on the

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, 44 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital city of

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and 58 kilometers from the national capital city of San Jose. The plaza is located 47 km WNW of Costa Rica's parliament building in the center of the capital city of San José and 31 km from

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in Alajuela. Its location in the central valley (Meseta Central) is c.33 km east of the Pacific coast near

, and c.140 km west of the

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at a point north of

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. One route runs out of the north of town directly to the popular Costa Rican destination of Volcan Arenal, and the Pan-American Highway runs just south of the city's southern edge granting easy access to all other north-south points in the country, as well as linking San Ramón to the Americas.

Geography

San Ramón has an area of 1.28 km² and an elevation of 1057 metres. It is located with the Montes Del Aguacate (Avocado Mountains) and is part of the Corredor Biológico Montes del Aguacate (Montes del Aguacate Biological Corridor)

Climate

Despite the tropical latitude of San Ramón, temperatures tend to be warm rather than hot year-round: . This is largely due to the city's altitude of above sea level. June through October is considered the rainy or "green" season with November to May considered the "dry season." Diurnal periods are very predictable due to Costa Rica's latitude: The sun rises in San Ramon by about 05:45 and sets at 18:30 with very little variation throughout the year. This regular cycle is further evident in the precipitation patterns, particularly during the rainy season. As the morning sun rises, air which is already moist due to a certain amount of

orographic lift Orographic lift occurs when an air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain. As the air mass gains altitude it quickly cools down adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100% and cr ...

being added by the

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, is further loaded by

evapotranspiration Evapotranspiration (ET) refers to the combined processes which move water from the Earth's surface (open water and ice surfaces, bare soil and vegetation) into the Atmosphere of Earth, atmosphere. It covers both water evaporation (movement of w ...

wherein water drawn from the ground by plants and trees is transpired into the atmosphere. This leads to a relatively consistent pattern of mostly dry mornings followed by rains in the afternoon, usually beginning around 14:00. Rains can last for a short period, or for several hours, and there is a seemingly equal chance that there will either be a downpour or a drizzle. Evenings can be cooler than one might expect due to altitude, and cooler still in the evenings following rain. At the highest elevations, temperatures down to have been recorded.

Demographics

From th
2022 census
San Ramón has a population of 7,725 showing a slight decline from the 2011 census, when San Ramón had a population of inhabitants.

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