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Uruca
Uruca is the seventh district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is an important industrial and commercial area of San José. Commonly known as La Uruca, it's the second biggest district by area (after Pavas), and recognized as a heavily congested transportation hub. Geography Uruca has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. It is the capital's western entrance. The canton's whole boundary with Heredia Province is confined in this district: Belén, Heredia and Santo Domingo cantons limit with La Uruca on its northern side, as well as San José's Escazú and Tibás. Merced, Mata Redonda and Pavas also border the district. published by the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 39 (Costa Rica)
National Primary Route 39, or just Route 39 ( es, Ruta Nacional Primaria 39, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José province. Its official name is (Second Republic Drive), is also known as (Loop Road), and is an incomplete ring road encircling the central districts of San José canton, the capital of the country. Description It is one of the main roads of the capital San José, its purpose is to avoid the congestion of the inner districts. Currently, it starts in Uruca, in Avenida 39, which then takes south and to the east, finishing in the Goicoechea junction to Route 108 and Route 100. It is designed as dual two-lane road. In San José province the route covers San José canton (Zapote, San Francisco de Dos Ríos, Uruca, Mata Redonda, Pavas, Hatillo, San Sebastián districts), Goicoechea canton ( Guadalupe, Calle Blancos districts), Montes de Oca canton ( San Pedro, Mercedes districts). Initially, eight roundabouts were construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San José (canton)
San José is the first canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. It includes the national capital city of San José. The canton lies on a fertile plain at the eastern end of the Central Valley (Valle Central). The Virilla River and Torres River form the border on the north, while the Tiribí River marks the southern boundary. The canton encompasses San José city, composed by all of its districts, albeit partially Uruca, although the Greater Metropolitan Area reaches far beyond in all directions. The Mayor of San José Canton is Johnny Araya Monge (Partido Liberación Nacional). Geography San José has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. Districts The canton of San José is subdivided into the following districts: # Carmen # Merced # Hospital # Catedral # Zapote # San Francisco de Dos Ríos # Uruca # Mata Redonda # Pavas # Hatillo # San Sebastián Demographics For the 2011 census, San José had a population of inhabitants. Most of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 101 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 101, or just Route 101 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 101, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José province. Description In San José province the route covers San José canton (Uruca district), Tibás canton (San Juan, Cinco Esquinas, Anselmo Llorente, Colima Colima (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima), is one of the 31 states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and ... districts). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-national-route-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 3 (Costa Rica)
National Primary Route 3, or just Route 3 ( es, Ruta Nacional Primaria 3, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José, Alajuela, Heredia provinces. Description In San José province the route covers San José canton (Uruca district). In Alajuela province the route covers Alajuela canton (Alajuela, San José, Río Segundo, Desamparados, Garita districts), San Mateo canton ( San Mateo, Desmonte districts), Atenas canton ( Atenas, Jesús, Concepción districts), Orotina canton ( Orotina district). In Heredia province the route covers Heredia canton ( Heredia, Mercedes, San Francisco, Ulloa districts), Belén canton (La Ribera La Ribera (, 'The Shore') is one of the areas of the quarter of Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera of Ciutat Vella ("the old city") of Barcelona. Overview Many of the buildings date from late Medieval times. It was a well-to-do quarter dur ... district), Flores canton ( Llorente district). References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San José, Costa Rica
San José (; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José Canton's population was 288,054 in 2011, and San José's municipal land area is 44.2 square kilometers (17.2 square miles), with an estimated 333,980 residents in 2015. Together with several other cantons of the central valley, including Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago, it forms the country's Greater Metropolitan Area, with an estimated population of over 2 million in 2017. The city is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth. Founded in 1736 by order of Cabildo de León, the population of San José rose during the 18th century through the use of colonial planning. It has historically been a city of strat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merced District, San José Canton
Merced is a 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 four administrative units that form San José, Costa Rica, San José downtown () properly. This division is merely commercial, but covers an important part of "josefino" life and activities. Geography Merced has an area of 2.17 km² and an elevation of 1154 metres. Merced lies in the north of the canton, limiting only with Tibás Canton from San José Province to the north, and with the districts of Uruca, San José, Costa Rica, Uruca to the north, Mata Redonda District, Mata Redonda to the west, Hospital, San José, Costa Rica, Hospital to the south, and Uruca, San José, Costa Rica, Uruca and El Carmen, San José, Costa Rica, El Carmen districts to the east, all of them from the same canton of San José. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 100 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 100, or just Route 100 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 100, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José province. Description In San José province the route covers San José canton (Uruca district), Goicoechea canton (Calle Blancos district), Tibás Tibás is the thirteenth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is San Juan. History Tibás was created on 26 June 1914 by decree 31. It was formerly known as San Juan del Murciélago and was meant to b ... canton ( Cinco Esquinas district). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-national-route-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 108 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 108, or just Route 108 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 108, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José province. Description In San José province the route covers San José canton (Merced, Uruca districts), Goicoechea canton ( Guadalupe, San Francisco districts), Tibás Tibás is the thirteenth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is San Juan. History Tibás was created on 26 June 1914 by decree 31. It was formerly known as San Juan del Murciélago and was meant to b ... canton ( Cinco Esquinas district). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-national-route-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Costa Rica
According to the Administrative divisions of Costa Rica, Territorial Administrative Division the Cantons of Costa Rica, cantons of Costa Rica are subdivided into 488 districts (''distritos''), each of which has a unique five digit postal code. Government organization Each canton is divided into districts whose number varies from canton to canton. Each district has a District Council chaired by a syndic, all popularly elected. The District Council is the interlocutor between the district and the municipal government and ensures the communal and neighborhood interests before the Municipal Council; although the direct administration of the district falls to the municipality, the District Councils also exercise administrative functions such as forwarding projects to the Council and supervising the work of the mayor. District Municipal Council There are eight District Municipal Councils (), in districts that area geographically distant from the head city of the canton where the mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 1 (Costa Rica)
National Primary Route 1, formally known as (North Interamerican Road), is the northern segment of the Pan-American Highway (locally in Central America known as the Inter-American Highway) that traverses Costa Rica. Description The road begins in the (downtown, city center) districts of San José canton, just where Route 2 ends, at the east side of the La Sabana Metropolitan Park. Two segments of the route have the official names of (General Officer Cañas Highway), between San José and Alajuela, and (Bernardo Soto Highway), between Alajuela and San Ramón. In San José province the route covers San José canton (Merced, Hospital, Uruca, Mata Redonda districts). In Alajuela province the route covers Alajuela canton ( San José, San Antonio, Guácima, Río Segundo, Garita districts), San Ramón canton (Santiago, San Rafael, San Isidro districts), Grecia canton ( Tacares, Puente de Piedra districts), Naranjo canton ( San Miguel, El Rosario districts), Palmares ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavas District, San José Canton
Pavas is the ninth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. The district comprises Tobías Bolaños International Airport, San José's domestic airport. Geography Pavas has an area of km2 (the largest district in the canton) and an elevation of metres. It is adjacent to Escazú Canton to the south, and to Uruca and Mata Redonda districts to the north and east respectively. Demographics For the 2011 census, Pavas had a population of inhabitants. Locations Pavas District includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Aeropuerto, Alfa, Bribri, Favorita Norte, Favorita Sur, Geroma, Gerona, Hispana, Libertad, Lomas del Río, Llanos del Sol, María Reina, Metrópolis, Pavas Centro, Residencia del Oeste, Rincón Grande, Rohrmoser, Rotonda, San Pedro, Santa Bárbara, Santa Catalina, Tajo, Triángulo, Villa Esperanza, and Zona Industrial. Education International schools include: * British School of Costa Rica * '' Colegio Humboldt'' (''Humb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Redonda District, San José Canton
Mata Redonda is a district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. Geography Mata Redonda has an area of 3.69 km2 and an elevation of 1125 metres. It borders with two San José cantons, Escazú and Alajuelita, and with Pavas, Uruca, Merced, Hospital and Hatillo as well. published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census(INEC) and updated by the Central American Population Center (CCP) Locations Mata Redonda district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Americas, Anonos, Balcón Verde, Calle Morenos, El Rey ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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