San José (canton)
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| Etymology: Frae Saunt Joseph | |
| Eik-name(s): Chepe | |
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| Kintra | Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Caipital | San José |
| Destricts | 11 destricts |
| Foondit | Dizember 7, 1848 |
| Local Celebration | Mairch 19, Saunt Joseph's Day |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Johnny Araya (PLN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.62 km2 (17.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1160 m (3,810 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 288,054 |
| • Density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC |
| Website | Offeecial Wabsteid |
Coordinates: 09°56′N 084°05′W / 9.933°N 84.083°W San José is the name o the first canton in the province o San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers a aurie o 44.62 km² an haes a population o 288,054[2] (6,455.71 inhabitants per km²). It includes the naitional caipital ceety o San José.
The canton lees on a fertile plain at the soothren end o the Central Valley (Valle Central). The "Río Virilla" an "Río Torres" fuirm the border on the north, whilk the Río Tiribí marks the soothren boondar. The canton encompasses San José Centro, awtho the Greater Metropolitan Aurie reaches far ayont in aw directions.
Elevation averages 1,290 meters abuin sea level.
The Mayor o San José Canton is Sandra García Pérez (Partido Liberación Nacional).
Demographics[eedit | eedit soorce]
Costa Rica 2011 Census appoints that the canton haed 288,054 inhabitants, maist o them livin in neebourin distritos o ceety center (the distritos o El Carmen, Merced, Hospital, an Catedral are commonly recognisit as dountoun; anerly 18% o the canton population inhabits these distritos).
San José haed, in 2011, 0.90 men per wumman. In 2000 the province haed a 100% o urban population. 17.33% o its inhabitants are unner 10 year auld, an 7.67% ower 65.
Destricts[eedit | eedit soorce]
1. Carmen
2. Merced
3. Hospital
4. Catedral
5. Zapote
6. San Francisco de Dos Ríos
7. La Uruca
8. Mata Redonda
9. Pavas
10. Hatillo
11. San Sebastián
The canton o San José is subdividit intae 11 destricts (distritos):[3]
| Destrict | Postal code | Alt. (m) | Aurie (km2) | Pop. (2011) | Coordinates |
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| Carmen | 10101 | 1,156 | 1.49 | 2,702 | 09°56′08″N 84°04′30″W / 9.93556°N 84.07500°W |
| Barrios: Amón, Aranjuez, California (pairt), Carmen, Empalme, Escalante, Otoya | |||||
| Merced | 10102 | 1,154 | 2.29 | 12,257 | 09°56′11″N 84°04′58″W / 9.93639°N 84.08278°W |
| Barrios: Bajos de la Unión, Claret, Cocacola, Iglesias Flores, Mantica, México, Paso de la Vaca, Pitahaya | |||||
| Hospital | 10103 | 1,160 | 3.38 | 19,270 | 09°56′00″N 84°05′01″W / 9.93333°N 84.08361°W |
| Barrios: Almendares, Ángeles, Bolívar, Carit, Colón (pairt), Corazón de Jesús, Cristo Rey, Cuba, Dolorosa (pairt), Merced, Pacífico (pairt), Pinos, Salubridad, San Bosco, San Francisco, Santa Lucía, Silos | |||||
| Catedral | 10104 | 1,161 | 2.31 | 12,936 | 09°55′28″N 84°04′31″W / 9.92444°N 84.07528°W |
| Barrios: Bellavista, California (part), Carlos María Jiménez, Dolorosa (part), Dos Pinos, Francisco Peralta (part), González Lahmann, González Víquez, Güell, La Cruz, Lomas de Ocloro, Luján, Milflor, Naciones Unidas, Pacífico (pairt), San Cayetano (pairt), Soledad, Tabacalera, Vasconia | |||||
| Zapote | 10105 | 1,176 | 2.85 | 18,679 | 09°55′12″N 84°03′12″W / 9.92000°N 84.05333°W |
| Barrios: Alborada, Calderón Muñoz, Cerrito, Córdoba, Gloria, Jardín, Luisas, Mangos, Montealegre, Moreno Cañas, Quesada Durán, San Dimas, San Gerardo (part), Trébol, Ujarrás, Vista Hermosa, Yoses Sur, Zapote (center) | |||||
| San Francisco de Dos Ríos |
10106 | 1,168 | 2.68 | 20,209 | 09°54′28″N 84°03′18″W / 9.90778°N 84.05500°W |
| Barrios: Ahogados (part), Bosque, Cabañas, Camelias, Coopeguaria, Faro, Fátima, Hispano, I Griega, Lincoln, Lomas de San Francisco, Maalot, Méndez, Pacífica, San Francisco de Dos Ríos (center), Sauces, Saucitos, Zurquí | |||||
| Uruca | 10107 | 1,112 | 8.35 | 31,728 | 09°56′55″N 84°05′56″W / 9.94861°N 84.09889°W |
| Barrios: Alborada, Ánimas, Árboles, Bajos del Torres, Carranza, Corazón de Jesús, Cristal, Carvajal Castro, Jardines de Autopista, La Caja, La Carpio, Magnolia, Marimil, Monserrat, Peregrina, Robledal, Rossiter Carballo, Santander, Saturno, Uruca (center), Vuelta del Virilla | |||||
| Mata Redonda | 10108 | 1,125 | 3.68 | 8,313 | 09°56′11″N 84°06′28″W / 9.93639°N 84.10778°W |
| Barrios: Américas, Bajo Cañada (pairt), Balcón Verde, Colón (part), Del Pino, Holanda, La Luisa, La Salle, Lomalinda, Morenos, Niza, Rancho Luna, Rohrmoser (part), Roma, Sabana, Tovar | |||||
| Pavas | 10109 | 1,044 | 9.34 | 71,384 | 09°56′33″N 84°07′49″W / 9.94250°N 84.13028°W |
| Barrios: Alfa, Asturias, Asunción, Bribrí, Favorita Norte, Favorita Sur, Galicia, Geroma, Hispania, Libertad, Lomas del Río, Llanos del Sol, María Reina, Metrópolis, Navarra, Pavas (center), Pueblo Nuevo, Residencial del Oeste, Rincón Grande, Rohrmoser (part), Rotonda, San Pedro, Santa Bárbara, Santa Catalina, Santa Fé, Triángulo, Villa Esperanza | |||||
| Hatillo | 10110 | 1,125 | 4.27 | 50,511 | 09°54′58″N 84°05′47″W / 9.91611°N 84.09639°W |
| Barrios: Bajo Cañada (part), Belgrano, Hatillo Centro, Hatillo 1, Hatillo 2, Hatillo 3, Hatillo 4, Hatillo 5, Hatillo 6, Hatillo 7, Hatillo 8, Quince de Setiembre, Sagrada Familia, Tiribí, Topacio, Veinticinco de Julio, Vivienda en Marcha | |||||
| San Sebastián | 10111 | 1,125 | 3.98 | 40,065 | 09°54′40″N 84°05′06″W / 9.91111°N 84.08500°W |
| Barrios: Bengala, Bilbao, Cañada del Sur, Carmen, Cascajal, Cerro Azul, Colombari, Domingo Savio, Guacamaya, Jazmín, Las Margaritas, Kennedy, López Mateos, Luna Park, Martínez, Mojados, Mongito, Monte Azúl, Musmanni, Paso Ancho, Presidentes, San Cayetano (part), San Martín, San Sebastián (center), Santa Rosa, Seminario, Zorobarú. | |||||
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Resultados generales Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2011" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. Retrieved 11 Februar 2014.
- ↑ Resultados Generales Censo 2011 Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine p. 33
- ↑ "División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Fomento y Asesoria Municipal (IFAM). 5 Mey 2009. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 18 Juin 2016.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
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