Zapote, San José, Costa Rica

Zapote District, the fifth "distrito" of San José Canton, Costa Rica, is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown (officially composed by the districts of El Carmen, Merced, Hospital and Catedral). The district is primarily residential, although there are some government buildings, standing out the Presidential House, seat of the government.

Geography and Demography

Zapote is on the east of the canton, lying between Montes de Oca Canton and Curridabat Canton (bordering them to the north and to the east respectively). The district also borders San Francisco district to the south, and Catedral 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 2.85 km² [ [http://www.mapasdecostarica.info/guiaroja/generales/divadmin/divsj.xls Guías de Costa Rica: Mapas y Lugares] ] and 22,445 inhabitants on June 30th, 2006 (7,875.44 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

Zapote district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Alborada, Calderón Muñoz, Cerrito, Córdoba, Gloria, Jardín, Luisas, Mangos, Montealegre, Moreno Cañas, Quesada Durán, San Dimas, San Gerardo (part of it), Trébol, Ujarrás, Vista Hermosa, Yoses Sur and Zapote Centro. The main official building in the area is the Casa Presidencial, the government building for the President of Costa Rica (but not her residence) and the executive power, established there since 1986.

References

Links

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