San Sebastián (district) explained

San Sebastián
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:San Sebastián district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:San Sebastián district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:9.9104°N -84.0823°W
Map Alt:San Sebastián district
Established Title:Creation
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:San José
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:San José
Area Total Km2:4.01
Elevation M:1125
Population Total:40065
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:10111

San Sebastián is the eleventh district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1] [2] An important residential district, San Sebastián is the third most populous and second most densely populated in the canton.

Geography

San Sebastián has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres.It shares its southern border with San José Province's Alajuelita and Desamparados cantons. The district also limits its counterparts, counterclockwise: Hatillo District (west), Hospital and Catedral districts to the north, and San Francisco de Dos Ríos District to the east.[4]

Demographics

For the 2011 census, San Sebastián had a population of inhabitants. [5]

Locations

San Sebastián District includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Bajos Canada, Bengala, Bilbao, Cañada Sur, Carmen, Cascajal, Cerro Azul, Colombari, Colonia Kennedy, Guacamaya, Hogar Propio, Jazmin, Lopez Mateo, Los Geranios, Los Olivos, Luna Park, Mojados, Mojito, Parque de La Paz, Paso Ancho, Pavi, Presidentes, San Gerardo, San Martín, San Sebastián, Santa Rosa, Santo Domingo Sabio, Seminario, Galenos, Umará and Zorobarú.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

External links

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.
  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.