Hospital, San José, Costa Rica

Hospital District is the third "distrito" of San José Canton, Costa Rica, and is one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown properly. The district houses, along with Merced district, the main commercial activity of the city, and is the most populous of the four central districts.

Geography and Demography

Hospital District lies in the center of the canton, the only one which limits with districts of San José and not with other cantons. The district borders (clockwards) with Merced district to the north, El Carmen and Catedral districts to the east, San Sebastián and Hatillo districts to the south, and Mata Redonda district to the west. [ [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 3.38 km² [ [http://www.mapasdecostarica.info/guiaroja/generales/divadmin/divsj.xls Guías de Costa Rica: Mapas y Lugares] ] and 26,905 inhabitants on June 30th, 2006 (7,960.06 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 Almendares, Ángeles, Bolívar, Cant, Colón (part of it), La Merced, Pacífico (part of it), Pinos, Salubridad, San Bosco, San Francisco, Santa Lucía and Silos. Between its boundaries there is a lot of important institutions and buildings, from government, health and culture of the country.

* Parque Central de San José.
* Hospital San Juan de Dios. One of the three main hospitals of the country.
* Hospital de Niños. Hospital specialized in infants.
* Teatro Popular Melico Salazar. The second most important theater in the country, after Costa Rica's National Theater.

References

Links

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