Mata Redonda

Mata Redonda
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Mata Redonda district
Mata Redonda district location in Costa Rica
Mata Redonda district location in Costa Rica
Mata Redonda
Mata Redonda district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°56′07″N 84°06′38″W / 9.935246°N 84.1105741°W / 9.935246; -84.1105741
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonSan José
Area
 • Total
3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Elevation
1,125 m (3,691 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
8,313
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10108

Mata Redonda is a district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

Mata Redonda has an area of 3.69 km2[3] and an elevation of 1125 metres.[1]

It borders with two San José cantons, Escazú and Alajuelita, and with Pavas, Uruca, Merced, Hospital and Hatillo as well.[4]

Locations

Mata Redonda district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Americas, Anonos, Balcón Verde, Calle Morenos, El Rey, Holanda, La Salle, Loma Linda, Niza, Nunciatura, Rancho Luna, Roma, Urbanización Paseo Colón, and Sabana.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883635—    
1892942+4.48%
1927927−0.05%
19501,848+3.05%
19633,373+4.74%
19737,666+8.56%
19849,486+1.96%
20009,321−0.11%
20118,313−1.04%
202211,491+2.99%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Mata Redonda had a population of 8313 inhabitants.[7]

Besides the case of Carmen, afflicted by a strong population decline, Mata Redonda district possess the lowest rate of population density in San José downtown, because within its confines lies the biggest urban park in the city, La Sabana Metropolitan Park.

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. ^ 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.


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