Santo Domingo, Costa Rica

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 km2 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
For the 2011 census, Santo Domingo had a population of 40,072 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNP 5.svg National Route 5

• CR RNP 32.svg National Route 32

• CR RNS 103.svg National Route 103

• CR RNS 116.svg National Route 116

• CR RNS 117.svg National Route 117

• CR RNS 220.svg National Route 220

• CR RNT 307.svg National Route 307

• CR RNT 308.svg National Route 308

• CR RNT 504.svg National Route 504

Rail transportation
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.