Carmen (district)

Carmen is the first distrito of San José Canton in Costa Rica, and one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown (casco central). This district is not heavily populated although it is a busy downtown area in daytime.[1][2]

Carmen
Carmen district
Carmen district location in Costa Rica
Carmen district location in Costa Rica
Carmen
Carmen district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9362998°N 84.0699635°W / 9.9362998; -84.0699635
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonSan José
Area
  Total1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Elevation
1,156 m (3,793 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,702
  Density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10101

Geography

Carmen lies in the north of the San José Canton. It is surrounded by other districts (going clockwise): Goicoechea Canton (north) and Montes de Oca Canton (east) from San José Province. The District borders other districts of San José Canton, Catedral District (south) and Merced District (west).[3]

Carmen has an area of 1.47 km²[4] and an elevation of 1156 metres.[1]

District information

This district comprises several barrios or neighbourhoods, such as Barrio Amón, Barrio Aranjuez, part of Barrio La California, El Carmen, El Empalme, Barrio Escalante and Barrio Otoya. Between its boundaries there are many important institutions and buildings, including government, health and culture.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
18833,163
18924,18432.3%
19277,33075.2%
19508,89121.3%
19639,2213.7%
19738,442−8.4%
19845,942−29.6%
20003,360−43.5%
20112,702−19.6%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Carmen had a population of 2702 inhabitants.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

References

  1. "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. 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)
  4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.


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