San José (canton)

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San José
San José
	Canton
	Banner Coat airms
	Etymology: Frae Saunt Joseph
	Eik-name(s): Chepe
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)
• 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 / 9.933; -84.083 (San José) 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

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

Destricts o 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 Sebastián

The canton o San José is subdividit intae 11 destricts (distritos):^[3]

Destrict	Postal code	Alt. (m)	Aurie (km²)	Pop. (2011)	Coordinates
Carmen	10101	1,156	1.49	2,702	09°56′08″N 84°04′30″W / 9.93556°N 84.07500°W / 9.93556; -84.07500 (Carmen)
Carmen	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 / 9.93639; -84.08278 (Merced)
Merced	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 / 9.93333; -84.08361 (Hospital)
Hospital	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 / 9.92444; -84.07528 (Catedral)
Catedral	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 / 9.92000; -84.05333 (Zapote)
Zapote	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 / 9.90778; -84.05500 (San Francisco de Dos Ríos)
San Francisco de Dos Ríos	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 / 9.94861; -84.09889 (Uruca)
Uruca	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 / 9.93639; -84.10778 (Mata Redonda)
Mata Redonda	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 / 9.94250; -84.13028 (Pavas)
Pavas	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 / 9.91611; -84.09639 (Hatillo)
Hatillo	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 / 9.91111; -84.08500 (San Sebastián)
San Sebastián	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

↑ "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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[Censo-1] "Resultados generales Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2011" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. Retrieved 11 Februar 2014.

[2] Resultados Generales Censo 2011 Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine p. 33

[3] "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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San José
Canton

Banner Coat airms
Etymology: Frae Saunt Joseph
Eik-name(s): Chepe

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