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 =
The district is covered by the following road routes:
= Rail transportation =
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.
References
{{Portal|Costa Rica}}
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090822013910/http://www.curridabat.org/ General information about Curridabat, including maps] {{in lang|es}}
- [http://www.curridabat.go.cr/ Government site] {{in lang|es}}
{{Districts of San José Province}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Districts of San José Province
Category:Populated places in San José Province
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