Uruca is the seventh

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of the San José canton, in the San José province of

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. 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

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), 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

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is confined in this district: Belén, Heredia and

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional) , websi ...

cantons limit with La Uruca on its northern side, as well as San José's Escazú and

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and

also border the district.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)

Locations

Uruca district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Alborada, Bajos de Torres, Carpio, Carranza, Corazón de Jesús, Cristal, Finca de la Caja, Florentino Castro, Jardines de Autopi, Las Animas, Magnolias, Marimil, Monserrat, Peregrina, Robledal, Rositer Carballo, Santander, Saturno, Uruca Centro, Vuelta del Virilla and Zona Industrial.

Demographics

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

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNP 1

National Route 1 * CR RNP 3

National Route 3 * CR RNP 39

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National Route 100 * CR RNS 101

National Route 101 * CR RNS 108

National Route 108

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by

Incofer upright=1.20 , Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca. Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofe ...

goes through this district.

External links

Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Uruca
– Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.

References

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