Merced, San José, Costa Rica

Merced District, the second "distrito" of San José Canton, in Costa Rica, is one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown properly. This division is merely commercial, but covers an important part of "josefino" life and activities.

Geography and Demography

Merced District lies in the north of the canton, limiting only with Tibás Canton from San José Province to the north, and with the districts of Uruca to the north, Mata Redonda to the west, Hospital to the south, and Uruca and El Carmen "distritos" to the east, all of them from the same canton of San José. [ [http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_cantonal_1984/03-San_Jose.pdf Mapa Cantonal del Censo de 1984] , published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census(INEC) and updated by the Central American Population Center (CCP)] The district had 2.29 km² [ [http://www.mapasdecostarica.info/guiaroja/generales/divadmin/divsj.xls Guías de Costa Rica: Mapas y Lugares] ] and 14,920 inhabitants on June 30th, 2006 (6,515.28 inhabitants per km².) [ [http://www.inec.go.cr/01EstadPoblacion%5C04estimacionesYproyec%5CCalculoDePoblacion/cuadros/C2.%20Poblaci%F3n%20total%20cerrada%20por%20sexo,%20seg%FAn%20provincia,%20cant%F3n%20y%20distrito.%20%20Al%2030%20de%20junio/2006/Junio%202006.xls Población Total Cerrada por Sexo, según Provincia, Cantón y Distrito] , published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census(INEC)]

District Information

This district comprehend several "barrios" or neighbourhoods, like Bajos de la Unión, Claret, Cocacola, Iglesias Flores, Mantica, Barrio México, Paso de la Vaca y Pitahaya. In the territory there is a lot of banks, public institutions and popular markets. Its main remark is the Children's Museum, one of the references of Costa Rican culture.

References

Links

* [http://www.msj.co.cr/archivos_paginas/merced.html Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Merced] – Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.
* [http://www.avenidacentral.com/san-jose/san-jose/merced Avenida Central. Distrito Merced] – Website naming several places on the district.