- San José Canton
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Coordinates: 09°56′N 084°05′W / 9.933°N 84.083°W
San José canton in San José province
San José is the name of the first canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 44.62 km² and has a population of 386,799 [1] (7.772,20 inhabitants per km²). It includes the national capital city of San José.
The canton lies on a fertile plain at the southern end of the Central Valley (Meseta Central). The Río Virilla and Río Torres form the border on the north, while the Río Tiribí marks the southern boundary. The canton encompasses San José Centro, although the Greater Metropolitan Area reaches far beyond in all directions.
Elevation averages 1,290 meters above sea level.
The Major of San José Canton is Johnny Araya Monge (Partido Liberación Nacional).
Demographics
Costa Rica 2006 Census appoints that the canton had 386,799 inhabitants, most of them living in neighbouring distritos of city center (the distritos of El Carmen, Merced, Hospital, and Catedral are commonly recognized as downtown; only 18% of the canton population inhabits these distritos).
San José had, in 2000, 0.94 men per woman, and 100% of urban population. 17.33% of its inhabitants are under 10 years old, and 7.67% over 65.
Districts
Districts of San José canton:
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 SebastiánThe canton of San José is subdivided into 11 districts (distritos):[2]
District Postal code Alt. (m) Area (km2) Pop. (2008) Coordinates Carmen 10101 1,156 1.49 3,980 09°56′08″N 84°04′30″W / 9.93556°N 84.075°W Barrios: Amón, Aranjuez, California (part), Carmen, Empalme, Escalante, Otoya Merced 10102 1,154 2.29 15,257 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 27,497 09°56′00″N 84°05′01″W / 9.9333333°N 84.08361°W Barrios: Almendares, Ángeles, Bolívar, Carit, Colón (part), Corazón de Jesús, Cristo Rey, Cuba, Dolorosa (part), Merced, Pacífico (part), Pinos, Salubridad, San Bosco, San Francisco, Santa Lucía, Silos Catedral 10104 1,161 2.31 17,189 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 (part), San Cayetano (part), Soledad, Tabacalera, Vasconia Zapote 10105 1,176 2.85 22,730 09°55′12″N 84°03′12″W / 9.92°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 Ríos10106 1,168 2.68 23,757 09°54′28″N 84°03′18″W / 9.90778°N 84.055°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 33,488 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 10,060 09°56′11″N 84°06′28″W / 9.93639°N 84.10778°W Barrios: Américas, Bajo Cañada (part), 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 88,045 09°56′33″N 84°07′49″W / 9.9425°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 61,604 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 48,759 09°54′40″N 84°05′06″W / 9.91111°N 84.085°W Barrios: Bengala, Bilbao, Cañada del Sur, Carmen, Cascajal, Cerro Azul, Colombari, Domingo Savio, Guacamaya, Jazmín, Hogar Propio, 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, Sorobarú References
- ^ Estimate of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), December 31, 2008.
- ^ "División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica" (in Spanish) (PDF). Instituto de Fomento y Asesoria Municipal (IFAM). 5 May 2009. http://www.ifam.go.cr/PaginaIFAM/ifams/Descargas/CDI/Legal/Divisi%C3%B3n%20Territorial%20CR%20%20Publicado%20en%20La%20Gaceta%2026%20mayo%202009.pdf.
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