San Rafael Canton

canton in Heredia province, Costa Rica
AdministrativeArea canton_of_costa_rica Q587080
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San Rafael Canton

Summary

San Rafael Canton is a canton of Costa Rica[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_costa_rica category, ranking #16 of 82).[2]

Key Facts

  • San Rafael Canton is located in Heredia Province[3].
  • San Rafael Canton is in the country of Costa Rica[4].
  • San Rafael Canton's image is recorded as San Rafael de Heredia, Costa Rica.jpg[5].
  • San Rafael Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica[6].
  • San Rafael Canton's capital is recorded as San Rafael[7].
  • San Rafael Canton's flag image is recorded as Bandera de San Rafael (Costa Rica).svg[8].
  • San Rafael Canton's shares border with is recorded as San Pablo Canton[9].
  • San Rafael Canton's shares border with is recorded as Heredia Canton[10].
  • San Rafael Canton's shares border with is recorded as Barva Canton[11].
  • San Rafael Canton's shares border with is recorded as San Isidro Canton[12].
  • San Rafael Canton's coat of arms image is recorded as Escudo Cantón de San Rafael, Heredia, Costa Rica.png[13].
  • San Rafael Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Rafael[14].
  • San Rafael Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Josecito[15].
  • San Rafael Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santiago[16].
  • San Rafael Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ángeles[17].
  • San Rafael Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Concepción[18].
  • San Rafael Canton's locator map image is recorded as Costa Rica - Heredia - San Rafael.svg[19].
  • San Rafael Canton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5731159[20].
  • +1885-05-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of San Rafael Canton[21].
  • San Rafael Canton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 10.068924, 'lon': -84.425812}[22].
  • San Rafael Canton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02w2xt2[23].
  • San Rafael Canton's official website is recorded as http://www.munisrh.go.cr[24].
  • San Rafael Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4204'}[25].
  • San Rafael Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4163'}[26].
  • San Rafael Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+5254'}[27].

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Geography

San Rafael Canton is in the country of Costa Rica[4]. It is located in Heredia Province[3].

Physical Characteristics

San Rafael Canton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+48.31'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1661'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4204'}[25], {'amount': '+4163'}[26], {'amount': '+5254'}[27], {'amount': '+9069'}[30], {'amount': '+16013'}[31], and {'amount': '+22871'}[32].

Designation and Status

San Rafael Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica[6].

History and Context

+1885-05-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of San Rafael Canton[21].

Why It Matters

San Rafael Canton draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_costa_rica category, ranking #16 of 82).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 1892 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 1927 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 1950 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . 1963 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . 1973 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . 1984 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . División Territorial Administrativa, 2024 (Costa Rica). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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