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{{Short description|District in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica}}
'''Zapote District''', the fifth "[[Districts of Costa Rica|distrito]]" of [[San José Canton]], [[Costa Rica]], is one of the administrative units surrounding [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] downtown (officially composed by the districts of [[El Carmen, San José, Costa Rica|El Carmen]], [[Merced, San José, Costa Rica|Merced]], [[Hospital, San José, Costa Rica|Hospital]] and [[Catedral, San José, Costa Rica|Catedral]]). The district is primarily residential, although there are some government buildings, standing out the [[Presidential House of Costa Rica|Presidential House]], seat of the government.
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Zapote
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Costa Rica|District]]
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| pushpin_map_alt = Zapote district location in Costa Rica
| pushpin_map_caption = Zapote district location in Costa Rica
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| map_alt = Zapote district
| map_caption = Zapote district
| image_skyline = IglesiaZapote.JPG
| image_alt = Catholic Church of Zapote located across the street from Parque Nicaragua, the district's main park.
| image_caption = Catholic Church of Zapote located across the street from Parque Nicaragua, the district's main park.
| established_title = Zapote
| established_date =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CRI}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = [[San José Province|San José]]
| subdivision_type2 = Canton
| subdivision_name2 = [[San José (canton)|San José]]
| area_total_km2 = 2.87
| elevation_m = 1176
| population_total = 18679
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[UTC−06:00]]
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 10105
}}
'''Zapote''' the fifth [[Districts of Costa Rica|district]] of the [[San José (canton)|San José]] canton, in the [[San José Province|San José]] province of [[Costa Rica]]. It is one of the administrative units surrounding [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] downtown (officially composed of the districts of [[El Carmen, San José, Costa Rica|El Carmen]], [[Merced, San José, Costa Rica|Merced]], [[Hospital, San José, Costa Rica|Hospital]] and [[Catedral, San José, Costa Rica|Catedral]]). The district is primarily residential, although there are some government buildings, standing out the [[Presidential House of Costa Rica|Presidential House]], seat of the government.<ref name="divadm">{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607&param2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="dta2017">{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}</ref>


==Toponymy==
== Geography and Demography ==
Named after the [[sapote]] tree and its fruits, which is written zapote in Spanish.
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'''Zapote District''' 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 de Dos Ríos, San José, Costa Rica|San Francisco]] district to the south, and [[Catedral, San José, Costa Rica|Catedral]] district to the west.<ref>[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_of_Costa_Rica|National Institute of Statistics and Census]](INEC) and updated by the Central American Population Center (CCP)</ref>
The district had 2.85 km2 and 22,445 inhabitants on June 30th, 2006 (7,875.44 inhabitants per sq km.)<ref>[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_of_Costa_Rica|National Institute of Statistics and Census]](INEC)</ref>


== District Information ==
== Geography ==
Zapote has an area of {{formatnum:2.87}} km<sup>2</sup><ref name="inecarea">{{cite web |language=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> and an elevation of {{formatnum:1176}} metres.<ref name="divadm" />
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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 [[Presidential House of Costa Rica|Casa Presidencial]], the government buiding for the [[President of Costa Rica]] (but not her residence).

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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 de Dos Ríos, San José, Costa Rica|San Francisco]] district to the south, and [[Catedral, San José, Costa Rica|Catedral]] district to the west.<ref>[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 of Costa Rica|National Institute of Statistics and Census]](INEC) and updated by the Central American Population Center (CCP)</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{CR Census population
|1864=773
|1883=773
|1892=994
|1927=1711
|1950=6895
|1963=12769
|1973=17311
|1984=18504
|2000=20753
|2011=18679
}}
For the [[Costa Rica 2011 Census|2011 census]], Zapote had a population of {{formatnum:18679}} inhabitants.<ref name="censo2011">{{cite web |language=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>

== Transportation ==
=== Road transportation ===
The district is covered by the following road routes:
*[[File:CR RNP 39.svg|25px]] [[National Route 39 (Costa Rica)|National Route 39]]
*[[File:CR RNS 204.svg|25px]] [[National Route 204 (Costa Rica)|National Route 204]]
*[[File:CR RNS 215.svg|25px]] [[National Route 215 (Costa Rica)|National Route 215]]

==Locations==
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Zapote 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 [[Presidential House of Costa Rica|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 ==
== References ==
{{reflist|2}}
{{Portal|Costa Rica}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081207064751/http://www.msj.go.cr/gob_ciudad/zapote.html Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Zapote] – Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.

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{{Districts of San José Province}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Districts of San José Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in San José Province]]


== Links ==
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*[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.


{{CostaRica-geo-stub}}
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[[Category:San José Province]]

Latest revision as of 22:05, 5 December 2023

Zapote
District
Catholic Church of Zapote located across the street from Parque Nicaragua, the district's main park.
Catholic Church of Zapote located across the street from Parque Nicaragua, the district's main park.
Map
Zapote district
Zapote district location in Costa Rica
Zapote district location in Costa Rica
Zapote
Zapote district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°55′13″N 84°03′33″W / 9.9203408°N 84.0592286°W / 9.9203408; -84.0592286
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonSan José
Area
 • Total2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Elevation
1,176 m (3,858 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total18,679
 • Density6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10105

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]

Toponymy

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Named after the sapote tree and its fruits, which is written zapote in Spanish.

Geography

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Zapote 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

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1864773—    
1883773+0.00%
1892994+2.83%
19271,711+1.56%
19506,895+6.25%
196312,769+4.85%
197317,311+3.09%
198418,504+0.61%
200020,753+0.72%
201118,679−0.95%
202219,684+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

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

Locations

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Zapote 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "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.
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