Santo Domingo is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is the homonymous Santo Domingo district.

History

Santo Domingo was created on 28 September 1869 by decree 9.

Geography

Santo Domingo has an area of 24.84 km and a mean elevation of 1,230 metres.

The Virilla River on the south and the Bermúdez River on the north establish the boundaries of this elongated province, which then climb up into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) with the Pará Blanca River.

Districts

The canton of Santo Domingo is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Santo Domingo
2. San Vicente
3. San Miguel
4. Paracito
5. Santo Tomás
6. Santa Rosa
7. Tures
8. Pará

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1883	4,254		—
1892	5,118		20.3%
1927	6,089		19.0%
1950	7,346		20.6%
1963	11,348		54.5%
1973	17,423		53.5%
1984	23,985		37.7%
2000	34,748		44.9%
2011	40,072		15.3%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Santo Domingo had a population of 40,072 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.