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Sarchí Sur

District in Sarchí canton, Alajuela province, Costa Rica

District in Alajuela, Costa Rica

10°04′28″N 84°20′39″W / 10.0745263°N 84.3442449°W / 10.0745263; -84.3442449Country

Costa RicaProvinceAlajuelaCantonSarchíArea

• Total6.36 km² (2.46 sq mi)Elevation

967 m (3,173 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total5,143 • Density810/km² (2,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code

21202

Sarchí Sur is a district of the Sarchí canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[1]^[2]

Geography

Sarchí Sur has an area of 6.36 km²^[3] and an elevation of 967 metres.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1892	558	—
1927	1,234	+2.29%
1950	1,658	+1.29%
1963	2,443	+3.03%
1973	2,141	−1.31%
1984	2,743	+2.28%
2000	4,337	+2.90%
2011	5,143	+1.56%
2022	5,761	+1.04%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[5]

For the 2011 census, Sarchí Sur had a population of 5,143 inhabitants. ^[6]

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Plaza de la Artesanía: a large modern mall of souvenir shops where numerous buses carrying tourists from San José and elsewhere arrive throughout the day.
Fabrica de carretas joaquin chaverri: a medium shop where you can find all kinds of souvenirs and painted oxcart.

^ ^a ^b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.