Guadalupe is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

of the Goicoechea canton, in the San José province of

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. It is the head city of the

Goicoechea Canton Goicoechea is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica. History Goicoechea was created on 6 August 1891 by decree 66. Geography Goicoechea has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The elongated canton curves its way t ...

, and now fully incorporated in the Metropolitan Area of San Jose.

History

Guadalupe acquired the title of city on 10 August 1920

Geography

Guadalupe has an area of km² and an elevation of metres.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Guadalupe had a population of inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNP 39

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National Route 108 * CR RNS 200

National Route 200 * CR RNS 201

National Route 201 * CR RNS 205

National Route 205 * CR RNS 218

National Route 218

Notable people

Ulises Segura Ulises Segura Machado (born 23 June 1993) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team. Career Deportivo Saprissa Including his first season with Deportivo Sapriss ...

- Soccer player for

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References

{{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of San José Province Populated places in San José Province