San Rafael District, Montes de Oca

San Rafael is a district of the Montes de Oca canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.

Geography
San Rafael has an area of 7.74 km2 and an elevation of 1,340 metres.

Locations
Barrios (neighborhoods): Alameda, Andrómeda, Begonia, Cuesta Grande (part), El Cristo (parte), Estéfana (part), Europa, Liburgia, Mansiones (part), Maruz, Salitrillos

Demographics
For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 9,692 inhabitants.

Economy
One of its main economic activities is the plantation of cypress, used as Christmas trees in Costa Rica. Along with its immediate neighbors San Ramón District and Mata de Plátano District, it forms one of the main cypress production areas in all the Costa Rican Central Region.

Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
 * CR RNS 202.svg National Route 202
 * CR RNS 203.svg National Route 203
 * CR RNT 306.svg National Route 306