Mata Redonda is a

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

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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 Alajuelita, and with

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and Hatillo as well.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

Mata Redonda district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Americas, Anonos, Balcón Verde, Calle Morenos, El Rey, Holanda, La Salle, Loma Linda, Niza, Nunciatura, Rancho Luna, Roma, Urbanización Paseo Colón, and Sabana.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Mata Redonda had a population of 8313 inhabitants. Besides the case of

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, afflicted by a strong

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, Mata Redonda district possess the lowest rate of

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in San José downtown, because within its confines lies the biggest

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in the city,

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Transportation

Road transportation

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

National Route 1 * CR RNP 27

National Route 27 * CR RNP 39

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National Route 104 * CR RNS 167

National Route 167 * CR RNS 176

National Route 176 * CR RNS 177

National Route 177

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by

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goes through this district.

External links

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

References

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