San Francisco de Dos Ríos is the sixth

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of the San José canton, in the San José province of

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. It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown (officially composed by the districts of El Carmen,

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and Catedral). The district is primarily residential and industrial. It's also famous for the numerous

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s between its boundaries.

Geography

San Francisco de Dos Ríos has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. It lies on the south-east of the canton, between

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and

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cantons (bordering them to the east and to the south respectively) and between the districts of

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and

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(bordering them also to the west and to the north respectively).Mapa Cantonal del Censo de 1984
published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census(INEC) and updated by the Central American Population Center (CCP)

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 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNP 39

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National Route 204 * CR RNS 207

National Route 207 * CR RNS 209

National Route 209 * CR RNS 211

National Route 211

External links

Municipalidad de San José. Distrito San Francisco de Dos Ríos
– Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.

References

{{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of San José Province Populated places in San José Province