# San Jorge District, Los Chiles Canton, Alajuela Province

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District · Los Chiles Canton 

# San Jorge

San Jorge is a district of Costa Rica in Los Chiles Canton, Alajuela Province. It had an estimated **3,345 people** in 2021 on 215 km² (about 16 per km²). 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,345people (2021)
- 215km²
- 24mapped services
- 101 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Jorge?

San Jorge had an estimated **3,345 people** in 2021 — 9.7% of Los Chiles Canton, 351st of 472 districts. There are 930 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Los Chiles Canton figure of 928). Spread over 215 km², that is about **16 people per km²**, 433rd of 472 districts.

24.9% of people are children under 15 and 6.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 25 across Los Chiles Canton). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 47 children and older people.

0–4 ****272**

5–9 ****289**

10–14 ****272**

15–19 ****293**

20–24 ****314**

25–29 ****314**

30–34 ****312**

35–39 ****268**

40–44 ****219**

45–49 ****173**

50–54 ****149**

55–59 ****130**

60–64 ****109**

65–69 ****87**

70–74 ****59**

75+ ****85**

Source: [Costa Rica National Statistics Office (NSO) via OCHA HDX, population 2021 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-cri).

## Where is San Jorge?

San Jorge lies in [Los Chiles Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/alajuela/los-chiles/), [Alajuela Province](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/alajuela/), [Costa Rica](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/). It borders 5 other districts: [Buenavista](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/alajuela/guatuso/buenavista/), [El Amparo](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/alajuela/los-chiles/el-amparo/), [Monterrey](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/alajuela/san-carlos/monterrey/), [Pocosol](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/alajuela/san-carlos/pocosol/) and [San Rafael](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/alajuela/guatuso/san-rafael/). By area it is the 77th largest of 492 districts in Costa Rica. It covers 16.1% of [Los Chiles Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/alajuela/los-chiles/). The centre of San Jorge is about 103 km in a straight line from San José, the capital. The centre point is at 10.7108° N, 84.6038° W.

Source: [Costa Rica National Statistics Office (NSO) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-cri).

## Know before you go: San Jorge

- Time zoneUTC−6, no daylight saving · America/Costa_Rica
- CurrencyColon (CRC)
- Country calling code+506
- LanguagesSpanish, English
- Plug typesType A, B · 120 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) · La Fortuna27 km
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) · San José (Alajuela)91 km

### Nearest railway station

Rondorama (Arenal), about 35 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Dec (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 05:48, sunset around 17:18).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in San Jorge

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in San Jorge. Settlements here lie between about 69 m and 141 m above sea level (median 101 m).

- Botijo
- Chimurria
- Colonia París
- Coquitales
- La Lucha
- La Zamba
- Lirios
- Los Lirios
- Lucha
- Montealegre
- Porvenir
- Pueblo Nuevo
- San Humberto
- San Isidro
- San Jorge
- San Rafael
- Terranova
- Tigra
- Urraca
- Zamba

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of San Jorge

Named natural and historic features inside San Jorge, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Cascal
- Quebrada Chepa
- Quebrada Kilómetro 100
- Quebrada Pava
- Quebrada Zamba
- Río Chimurria

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in San Jorge and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Los Chiles Canton, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (25 °C). About 1,467 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (297 mm) and the driest Feb (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 16 

Feb 26 9 

Mar 27 11 

Apr 28 37 

May 28 185 

Jun 26 179 

Jul 26 134 

Aug 26 179 

Sep 26 256 

Oct 26 297 

Nov 25 137 

Dec 25 27 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Jorge

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Médico Integral Pocosol · Pocosol 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.62905&mlon=-84.52528#map=17/10.62905/-84.52528) 

Bank Coocique · Pocosol 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.62372&mlon=-84.52789#map=17/10.62372/-84.52789) 

ATM ATM Banco Costa Rica · La Fortuna 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.47193&mlon=-84.64048#map=17/10.47193/-84.64048) 

Petrol pump Servicentro Laroxi · Pocosol 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.62118&mlon=-84.52448#map=17/10.62118/-84.52448) 

Hotel Hotel el Manzano · Pocosol 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.62394&mlon=-84.52622#map=17/10.62394/-84.52622) 

Mall Plaza Doña Elsy · El Amparo 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.83813&mlon=-84.61967#map=17/10.83813/-84.61967) 

School Escuela Botijo · San Jorge 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.72701&mlon=-84.60762#map=17/10.72701/-84.60762) 

College Colegio Técnico Profesional Santa Rosa Pocosol · Pocosol 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.62890&mlon=-84.53613#map=17/10.62890/-84.53613) 

Police station Delegación Policial San Humberto · San Jorge 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=10.69766&mlon=-84.54961#map=17/10.69766/-84.54961) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in San Jorge

Places mapped inside San Jorge in open map data, by type.

- Schools20
- Restaurants2
- Police stations2

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other districts in Los Chiles Canton

- Caño Negro
- El Amparo
- Los Chiles

## Quick answers

- Where is San Jorge?In Los Chiles Canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
- What is the population of San Jorge?3,345 (2021 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Jorge?About 29 years (2021 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Jorge?About 16 people per km²
- What borders San Jorge?Buenavista, El Amparo, Monterrey, Pocosol and San Rafael
- What time zone is San Jorge in?UTC−6
- What currency is used in San Jorge?Colon (CRC)
- What language is spoken in San Jorge?Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in San Jorge?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Jorge?Settlements lie between 69 m and 141 m
- What is the best time to visit San Jorge?December to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Jorge?Centro Médico Integral Pocosol, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Jorge?Coocique, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Jorge?ATM Banco Costa Rica, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Jorge?Servicentro Laroxi, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Jorge?CR21404 (OCHA common operational dataset)