Zapote District, San José
Toponymy
Named after the sapote tree and its fruits, which is written zapote in Spanish.
Geography
Zapote has an area of 2.87 km and an elevation of 1,176 metres.
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.
Demographics
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 | 21,990 | +1.49% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos Centro Centroamericano de Población |
For the 2011 census, Zapote had a population of 18,679 inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Locations
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
- ^ "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
- Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Zapote – Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.