Catedral (district) explained

Catedral
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:	Catedral district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:	Catedral district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:	9.9246°N -84.0713°W
Map Alt:	Catedral district
Website:	MSJ.go.cr
Established Title:	Creation
Established Date:	7 December 1848
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	San José
Subdivision Type2:	Canton
Subdivision Name2:	San José
Area Total Km2:	2.35
Elevation M:	1161
Population Total:	12936
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	10104

Catedral is a district 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.^{[1] [2]}

Toponymy

The district receives its name because of the Cathedral and the catholic Archdiocese of San José, the only archdiocese in the country which lies between its boundaries, along with several other government buildings.

Geography

Catedral has an area of km^2[3] and an elevation of metres.

Catedral is on the center-east of the canton, and has a small portion of boundary with Montes de Oca Canton at its eastern part. The division also borders (clockwise) Zapote district to the east, San Sebastián district to the south, Hospital and Merced districts to the west, and El Carmen district to the north.^[4]

Locations

This district comprises several "barrios" or neighbourhoods, like Bellavista, California (part of it), Carlos María Jiménez, Dolorosa (part of it), González Lahman, Güell, La Cruz, Lomas de Ocloro, Luján, Miflor, Naciones Unidas, Pacífico (part of it), San Cayetano (part of it), Soledad, Tabacalera, Vasconia. Some of the buildings between its limits are:

• National Theatre of Costa Rica. The country's most important theater and cultural reference.
• Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social. Government office in charge of medical and social security.
• Cathedral of San José. Main church of the city and home of the archbishop.
• Tribunals of Justice. In charge of the judiciary power on the country.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Catedral had a population of inhabitants.^[5] The population density is the highest of the four downtown districts.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 2
• National Route 175
• National Route 204
• National Route 209
• National Route 213
• National Route 215
• National Route 218

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: es . Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP . Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica . 26 September 2020 . 19 March 2019.
2. Book: es . División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica. 8 March 2017. Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 978-9977-58-477-5.
3. Web site: es . Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020 . 24 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia . dead .
4. http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_cantonal_1984/03-San_Jose.pdf Mapa Cantonal del Censo de 1984
5. Web site: es . Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.