San Isidro de El General () is the first district of the canton of Pérez Zeledón, in the southern part of the province of San José in

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, as well as the name of said district's main city. San Isidro de El General is the most populous city in the

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. It is located at 130 km from San José and 212 km from

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, a border town with Panama.

Geography

San Isidro de El General has an area of km² and an elevation of metres.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, San Isidro de El General had a population of inhabitants. All of the population is Christian Catholic.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNP 2

National Route 2 * CR RNS 242

National Route 242 * CR RNS 243

National Route 243 * CR RNT 325

National Route 325 * CR RNT 328

National Route 328 * CR RNT 334

National Route 334

Culture

Music

The (Symphonic Music School of Pérez Zeledón) is located in the district. This institution is sponsored by the

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through its Brunca region campus. The National University developed the idea in 1992 and by holding several fundraisers were able to establish the school; which was inaugurated in 1994 with forty students and five teachers. At present, the school is located in a wooden building borrowed from the municipal government. With 12 teachers and 22 teaching assistants, the public school of symphony serves a population of 180 students from ages 5 to 24. Music professionals graduated from this school have become music teachers in the region. Consequently, this project and music itself has helped improve the quality of life of young people.

Cultural center

The city also harbors a cultural complex which serves various purposes for a number of activities such as music concerts and theatrical plays.

Public library

Adjacent to the cultural complex building is the city's public library, which serves as the headquarters of an organization which groups the region's writers. The library is also home to two municipal art schools.

Sports

The city's major football club is

Municipal Pérez Zeledón A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

, which plays at the

Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a multi-use stadium in Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of the Costa Rican FPD teams Municipal Pérez Zeledón and AS Puma Generaleña. ...

. It shares the stadium with AS Puma Generaleña.

References

{{Authority control Districts of San José Province Populated places in San José Province