Curridabat

{{Short description|District in Curridabat canton, San José province, Costa Rica}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Curridabat

| settlement_type = District

| pushpin_map = Costa Rica

| pushpin_map_alt = Curridabat district location in Costa Rica

| pushpin_map_caption = Curridabat district location in Costa Rica

| coordinates = {{coord|9.9160278|-84.0347619|display=inline,title}}

| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|type=shape|title=Curridabat district}}

| map_alt = Curridabat district

| map_caption = Curridabat district

| image_skyline = Curridabat Catedral Iglesia Catolica.jpg

| image_alt = Catholic church in downtown Curridabat

| image_caption = Catholic church in downtown Curridabat

| established_title = Creation

| established_date =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CRI}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = San José

| subdivision_type2 = Canton

| subdivision_name2 = Curridabat

| area_total_km2 = 6.16

| elevation_m = 1208

| population_total = 28817

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = UTC−06:00

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 11801

}}

Curridabat is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}

Geography

Curridabat has an area of {{formatnum:6.16}} km2{{cite web |language=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |url-status=dead }} and an elevation of {{formatnum:1208}} metres.

It is situated on the eastern border of the San José capital city, north of Desamparados Canton, and south of Montes de Oca Canton.

Demographics

{{CR Census population

|1864=1026

|1883=1227

|1892=1930

|1927=2551

|1950=2485

|1963=5764

|1973=9581

|1984=19821

|2000=30316

|2011=28817

}}

For the 2011 census, Curridabat had a population of {{formatnum:28817}} inhabitants.{{cite web |language=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}}

Transportation

= Road transportation =

= Rail transportation =

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

References

{{Portal|Costa Rica}}

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