Zapote the fifth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown (officially composed of the districts of El Carmen, Merced, Hospital and Catedral). The district is primarily residential, although there are some government buildings, standing out the Presidential House, seat of the government.
Toponymy Named after the sapote tree and its fruits, which is written in Spanish.
Geography Zapote has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres.
It is located on the east of the canton, lying between Montes de Oca Canton and Curridabat Canton (bordering them to the north and to the east respectively). The district also borders San Francisco district to the south, and Catedral district to the west.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)
Demographics
For the 2011 census, Zapote had a population of inhabitants.
Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: National Route 39 National Route 204 National Route 215
Locations Zapote district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Alborada, Calderón Muñoz, Cerrito, Córdoba, Gloria, Jardín, Las Luisas, Mangos, Montealegre, Moreno Cañas, Quesada Durán, San Dimas, San Gerardo (part of it), Trébol, Ujarrás, Vista Hermosa, Yoses Sur and Zapote Centro. The main official building in the area is the Casa Presidencial, the government building for the President of Costa Rica (but not the residence, which would be the private residence of the presidente) and the executive power, established there since 1986.
References
External links Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Zapote – Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.