Zapote the fifth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown (officially composed of 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.[1][2]
Zapote | |
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 Catholic Church of Zapote located across the street from Parque Nicaragua, the district's main park. | |
 Zapote district | |
  Zapote Zapote district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°55′13″N 84°03′33″W / 9.9203408°N 84.0592286°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | San José |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,176 m (3,858 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 18,679 |
| • Density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10105 |
Toponymy
editNamed after the sapote tree and its fruits, which is written zapote in Spanish.
Geography
editZapote has an area of 2.87 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,176 metres.[1]
It is located 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.[4]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 773 | — |
| 1883 | 773 | +0.00% |
| 1892 | 994 | +2.83% |
| 1927 | 1,711 | +1.56% |
| 1950 | 6,895 | +6.25% |
| 1963 | 12,769 | +4.85% |
| 1973 | 17,311 | +3.09% |
| 1984 | 18,504 | +0.61% |
| 2000 | 20,753 | +0.72% |
| 2011 | 18,679 | −0.95% |
| 2022 | 19,684 | +0.48% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6] | ||
For the 2011 census, Zapote had a population of 18,679 inhabitants.[7]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
Locations
editZapote district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Alborada, Calderón Muñoz, Cerrito, Córdoba, Gloria, Jardín, Las 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 the residence, which would be the private residence of the presidente) and the executive power, established there since 1986.
References
edit- ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
External links
edit- Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Zapote – Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.
