El General, Pérez Zeledón

El General is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. Its head village is General Viejo.

History
General Viejo's colonization began at the end of the 19th century. Manuel Estrada settled in this land in 1870. Also, Marta Durán Elizondo and her husband Trino Montero, who was known as "Don Trino", were one of the few families that founded what is now the population of the General Valley.

Geography
El General has an area of 76.35 km2 and an elevation of 710 metres.

Demographics
For the 2011 census, El General had a population of 6,373 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
 * CR RNT 321.svg National Route 321
 * CR RNT 322.svg National Route 322
 * CR RNT 326.svg National Route 326