Hospital 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 county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of the
San José canton, in the
San José province of
Costa Rica. It is one of the four administrative units that form
San José downtown properly. The district houses, along with
Merced district, the main commercial activity of the city, and is the most populous of the four central districts.
Geography
Hospital has an area of 3.3 km²
and an elevation of 1160 metres.
It lies in the center of the canton, the only one which limits with districts of San José and not with other
cantons
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...
. The district borders (clockwards) with
Merced
Merced (; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on April 1 ...
district to the north,
El Carmen and
Catedral districts to the east,
San Sebastián and
Hatillo districts to the south, and
Mata Redonda
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 Alajuelit ...
district to the west.
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)
Demographics
For the 2011 census, Hospital had a population of 19270 inhabitants.
Locations
This district comprehend several "barrios" or neighbourhoods, like Almendares, Ángeles, Bolívar, Cant, Colón (part of it), La Merced, Pacífico (part of it), Pinos, Salubridad, San Bosco, San Francisco, Santa Lucía and Silos. Between its boundaries there is a lot of important institutions and buildings, from government, health and culture of the country.
* Parque Central de San José.
* Hospital San Juan de Dios. One of the three main hospitals of the country.
* Hospital de Niños. Hospital specialized in infants.
* Teatro Popular Melico Salazar. The second most important theater in the country, after Costa Rica's National Theater.
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
* National Route 1
* National Route 2
* National Route 27
* National Route 110
* National Route 167
* National Route 176
* National Route 213
* National Route 214
* National Route 215
References
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Districts of San José Province
Populated places in San José Province
External links
Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Hospital
– Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.