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Carmen is the first '' distrito'' of San José Canton in
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) Carmen has an area of 1.47 km2 and an elevation of 1156 metres.
– One of the country's three main hospitals * Biblioteca Nacional de Costa Rica – Costa Rica's national library * National Insurance Institute – Government-controlled monopoly enterprise for Costa Rica's insurance business * Atlántico railway station - Main railway station hub of the Interurbano Line train
National Route 218
Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Carmen
– Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info. Districts of San José Province Populated places in San José Province {{SanJoséCR-geo-stub
Costa Rica
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, and one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown (). This district is not heavily populated although it is a busy downtown area in daytime.
Geography
Carmen lies in the north of the San José Canton. It is surrounded by other districts (going clockwise): Goicoechea Canton (north) and Montes de Oca Canton (east) fromSan José Province
San José () is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Limón, Cartago and Puntarenas. The provincial and national capi ...
. The District borders other districts of San José Canton, Catedral District (south) and Merced District (west).published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census(INEC) and updated by the Central American Population Center (CCP) Carmen has an area of 1.47 km2 and an elevation of 1156 metres.
District information
This district comprises severalbarrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city delimited by functional (e.g. residential, comm ...
s or neighbourhoods, such as Barrio Amón, Barrio Aranjuez, part of Barrio La California, El Carmen, El Empalme, Barrio Escalante and Barrio Otoya. Between its boundaries there are many important institutions and buildings, including government, health and culture.
* Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica – Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly building
* Hospital Calderón Guardia– One of the country's three main hospitals * Biblioteca Nacional de Costa Rica – Costa Rica's national library * National Insurance Institute – Government-controlled monopoly enterprise for Costa Rica's insurance business * Atlántico railway station - Main railway station hub of the Interurbano Line train
Demographics
For the 2011 census, Carmen had a population of 2702 inhabitants.Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 218
Rail transportation
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.References
External links
Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Carmen
– Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info. Districts of San José Province Populated places in San José Province {{SanJoséCR-geo-stub