San Sebastián (district)

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.

San Sebastián
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San Sebastián district
San Sebastián district location in Costa Rica
San Sebastián district location in Costa Rica
San Sebastián
San Sebastián district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°54′37″N 84°04′56″W / 9.9103562°N 84.0822702°W / 9.9103562; -84.0822702
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonSan José
Area
 • Total4.01 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Elevation
1,125 m (3,691 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total40,065
 • Density10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10111

Geography

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San Sebastián has an area of 4.01 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,125 metres.[1] 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

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883650—    
1892795+2.26%
19271,401+1.63%
19505,975+6.51%
196323,166+10.99%
197332,019+3.29%
198435,081+0.83%
200043,245+1.32%
201140,065−0.69%
202250,222+2.08%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, San Sebastián had a population of 40,065 inhabitants. [7]

Locations

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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

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.