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Districts Of Costa Rica
According to the Territorial Administrative Division the cantons of Costa Rica are subdivided into 488 districts (''distritos''), each of which has a unique five digit postal code. Government organization Each canton is divided into districts whose number varies from canton to canton. Each district has a District Council chaired by a syndic, all popularly elected. The District Council is the interlocutor between the district and the municipal government and ensures the communal and neighborhood interests before the Municipal Council; although the direct administration of the district falls to the municipality, the District Councils also exercise administrative functions such as forwarding projects to the Council and supervising the work of the mayor. District Municipal Council There are eight District Municipal Councils (), in districts that area geographically distant from the head city of the canton where the municipality is located, these councils are in charge of munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapa De Costa Rica (cantones Y Distritos)
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San José (canton)
San José is the first canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. It includes the national capital city of San José. The canton lies on a fertile plain at the eastern end of the Central Valley (Valle Central). The Virilla River and Torres River form the border on the north, while the Tiribí River marks the southern boundary. The canton encompasses San José city, composed by all of its districts, albeit partially Uruca, although the Greater Metropolitan Area reaches far beyond in all directions. The Mayor of San José Canton is Johnny Araya Monge (Partido Liberación Nacional). Geography San José has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. Districts The canton of San José is subdivided into the following districts: # Carmen # Merced # Hospital # Catedral # Zapote # San Francisco de Dos Ríos # Uruca # Mata Redonda # Pavas # Hatillo # San Sebastián Demographics For the 2011 census, San José had a population of inhabitants. Most of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escazú District
* Escazú (canton) Escazú is the second canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton lies west of the San José Canton and its whole territory is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area. The canton was one of the earliest established in the co ..., a canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica * Escazú (district), a district of the above canton {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escazú (canton)
Escazú is the second canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton lies west of the San José Canton and its whole territory is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area. The canton was one of the earliest established in the country, in 7 December 1848. As the metropolitan area has expanded Escazú has become a suburban area on the west side of the national capital city of San José. It is delineated by the Río Tiribí on its northern border. The peak of Cerro Cedral in the Cerros de Escazú marks the southern limit of the canton. Geography Escazú has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. Districts The canton of Escazú is subdivided into three districts (''distritos''): * Escazú * San Antonio * San Rafael Toponymy The name "Escazú" derives from the indigenous word "Izt-kat-zu", which means "resting stone". The story tells of Indians traveling from Aserri (south of San Jose) to Pacaca (near Ciudad Colon), who used to stop and rest at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatillo (district)
Hatillo is the tenth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. Geography Hatillo has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. It adjoins Alajuelita Canton to the south, Mata Redonda and Hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergen ... districts to the north and San Sebastián District to the east. published by the National Institute of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavas
Pavas is the ninth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. The district comprises Tobías Bolaños International Airport, San José's domestic airport. Geography Pavas has an area of km2 (the largest district in the canton) and an elevation of metres. It is adjacent to Escazú Canton to the south, and to Uruca and Mata Redonda districts to the north and east respectively. Demographics For the 2011 census, Pavas had a population of inhabitants. Locations Pavas District includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Aeropuerto, Alfa, Bribri, Favorita Norte, Favorita Sur, Geroma, Gerona, Hispana, Libertad, Lomas del Río, Llanos del Sol, María Reina, Metrópolis, Pavas Centro, Residencia del Oeste, Rincón Grande, Rohrmoser, Rotonda, San Pedro, Santa Bárbara, Santa Catalina, Tajo, Triángulo, Villa Esperanza, and Zona Industrial. Education International schools include: * British School of Costa Rica * '' Colegio Humboldt'' (''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Redonda
Mata Redonda is a district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. 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 Pavas, Uruca, Merced, Hospital and Hatillo as well. 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 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruca
Uruca is the seventh district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. 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 Pavas), 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 Heredia Province is confined in this district: Belén, Heredia and Santo Domingo cantons limit with La Uruca on its northern side, as well as San José's Escazú and Tibás. Merced, Mata Redonda and Pavas also border the district. published by the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco De Dos Ríos
San Francisco de Dos Ríos is the sixth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown (officially composed by the districts of El Carmen, Merced, Hospital and Catedral). The district is primarily residential and industrial. It's also famous for the numerous motels between its boundaries. Geography San Francisco de Dos Ríos has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. It lies on the south-east of the canton, between Curridabat and Desamparados cantons (bordering them to the east and to the south respectively) and between the districts of San Sebastián and Zapote Zapote the fifth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown (officially composed of the districts of El Carmen, Merced, Hospital and Catedra ... (bordering them also to the west and to the north respectivel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zapote District, San José
Zapote the fifth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown (officially composed of the districts of El Carmen, Merced, Hospital and Catedral). The district is primarily residential, although there are some government buildings, standing out the Presidential House, seat of the government. Toponymy Named after the sapote tree and its fruits, which is written zapote in Spanish. Geography Zapote has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. It is located on the east of the canton, lying between Montes de Oca Canton and Curridabat Canton (bordering them to the north and to the east respectively). The district also borders San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in Californ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catedral (district)
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. 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 km² 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 (clockwards) 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. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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