San Rafael is a district of the San Rafael canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.

Geography

San Rafael has an area of 1.3 km² and an elevation of 1,264 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1864	2,743		—
1883	3,818		39.2%
1892	1,612		−57.8%
1927	1,542		−4.3%
1950	1,556		0.9%
1963	2,835		82.2%
1973	4,720		66.5%
1984	7,141		51.3%
2000	8,651		21.1%
2011	9,668		11.8%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 9,668 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 113
• National Route 116
• National Route 503