# Catedral (district)

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District in San José province, Costa Rica

District in San José, Costa Rica

Catedral District Interactive map of Catedral Catedral Catedral district location in Costa Rica Coordinates: 9°55′28″N 84°04′17″W / 9.9245673°N 84.0713422°W / 9.9245673; -84.0713422 Country Costa Rica Province San José Canton San José Creation 7 December 1848 Area • Total 2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi) Elevation 1,161 m (3,809 ft) Population (2011) • Total 12,936 • Density 5,500/km2 (14,300/sq mi) Time zone UTC−06:00 Postal code 10104 Website MSJ.go.cr

**Catedral** is a [district](/source/Districts_of_Costa_Rica) of the [San José](/source/San_Jos%C3%A9_(canton)) canton, in the [San José](/source/San_Jos%C3%A9_Province) province of [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica), it is one of the four administrative units that form [San José](/source/San_Jos%C3%A9%2C_Costa_Rica) downtown properly.[1][2]

## Toponymy

The district receives its name because of the [Cathedral](/source/Metropolitan_Cathedral_of_San_Jos%C3%A9) and the [catholic](/source/Catholicism) [Archdiocese of San José](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_San_Jos%C3%A9_de_Costa_Rica), the only archdiocese in the country which lies between its boundaries, along with several other government buildings.

## Geography

Catedral has an area of 2.35 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,161 metres.[1]

Catedral is on the center-east of the canton, and has a small portion of boundary with [Montes de Oca Canton](/source/Montes_de_Oca_Canton) at its eastern part. The division also borders (clockwise) [Zapote](/source/Zapote%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9%2C_Costa_Rica) district to the east, [San Sebastián](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Sebasti%C3%A1n,_San_Jos%C3%A9,_Costa_Rica&action=edit&redlink=1) district to the south, [Hospital](/source/Hospital%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9%2C_Costa_Rica) and [Merced](/source/Merced%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9%2C_Costa_Rica) districts to the west, and [El Carmen](/source/El_Carmen%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9%2C_Costa_Rica) district to the north.[4]

## Locations

This district comprises several "barrios" or neighbourhoods, like Bellavista, California (part of it), Carlos María Jiménez, Dolorosa (part of it), González Lahman, Güell, La Cruz, Lomas de Ocloro, Luján, Miflor, Naciones Unidas, Pacífico (part of it), San Cayetano (part of it), Soledad, Tabacalera, Vasconia. Some of the buildings between its limits are:

- [National Theatre of Costa Rica](/source/National_Theatre_of_Costa_Rica). The country's most important theater and cultural reference.

- [Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social](/source/Costa_Rican_Social_Security_Fund). Government office in charge of medical and social security.

- [Cathedral of San José](/source/Metropolitan_Cathedral_of_San_Jos%C3%A9). Main church of the city and home of the archbishop.

- [Tribunals of Justice](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tribunals_of_Justice_of_Costa_Rica&action=edit&redlink=1). In charge of the judiciary power on the country.

## Demographics

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Census Pop. ±% p.a. 1883 2,576 — 1892 3,853 +4.58% 1927 15,001 +3.96% 1950 25,240 +2.29% 1963 31,516 +1.72% 1973 28,590 −0.97% 1984 21,574 −2.53% 2000 15,341 −2.11% 2011 12,936 −1.54% 2022 14,355 +0.95% Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the [2011 census](/source/Costa_Rica_2011_Census), Catedral had a population of 12,936 inhabitants.[7] The population density is the highest of the four downtown districts.

## Transportation

### Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

- [National Route 2](/source/National_Route_2_(Costa_Rica))

- [National Route 175](/source/National_Route_175_(Costa_Rica))

- [National Route 204](/source/National_Route_204_(Costa_Rica))

- [National Route 209](/source/National_Route_209_(Costa_Rica))

- [National Route 213](/source/National_Route_213_(Costa_Rica))

- [National Route 215](/source/National_Route_215_(Costa_Rica))

- [National Route 218](/source/National_Route_218_(Costa_Rica))

### Rail transportation

The [Interurbano Line](/source/Interurbano_Line_(Costa_Rica)) operated by [Incofer](/source/Incofer) goes through this district.

## External links

- [Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Catedral](https://web.archive.org/web/20090313185126/http://www.msj.go.cr/gob_ciudad/catedral.html) – Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.

## References

- [Costa Rica portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Costa_Rica)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-divadm_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-divadm_1-1) ["Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP"](http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607&param2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp). *Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica* (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dta2017_2-0)** [*División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica*](https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf) (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-9977-58-477-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-9977-58-477-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-inecarea_3-0)** ["Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia). *Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos* (in Spanish). Archived from [the original](https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia) on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Mapa Cantonal del Censo de 1984](http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_cantonal_1984/03-San_Jose.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150421225244/http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_cantonal_1984/03-San_Jose.pdf) 2015-04-21 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), published by the [National Institute of Statistics and Census](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_and_Census_of_Costa_Rica)(INEC) and updated by the Central American Population Center (CCP)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos"](https://www.inec.cr/) (in Spanish).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. ["Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas"](https://censos.ccp.ucr.ac.cr/) (in Spanish).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-censo2011_7-0)** ["Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito"](https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011). *Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos* (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.

v t e Districts of San José Province San José Carmen Merced Hospital Catedral Zapote San Francisco de Dos Ríos Uruca Mata Redonda Pavas Hatillo San Sebastián Escazú Escazú San Antonio San Rafael Desamparados Desamparados San Miguel San Juan de Dios San Rafael Arriba San Antonio Frailes Patarrá San Cristóbal Rosario Damas San Rafael Abajo Gravilias Los Guido Puriscal Santiago Mercedes Sur Barbacoas Grifo Alto San Rafael Candelarita Desamparaditos San Antonio Chires Tarrazú San Marcos San Lorenzo San Carlos Aserrí Aserrí Tarbaca Vuelta de Jorco San Gabriel Legua Monterrey Salitrillos Mora Colón Guayabo Tabarcia Piedras Negras Picagres Jaris Quitirrisí Goicoechea Guadalupe San Francisco Calle Blancos Mata de Plátano Ipís Rancho Redondo Purral Santa Ana Santa Ana Salitral Pozos Uruca Piedades Brasil Alajuelita Alajuelita San Josecito San Antonio Concepción San Felipe Vázquez de Coronado San Isidro San Rafael Dulce Nombre de Jesús Patalillo Cascajal Acosta San Ignacio Guaitil Palmichal Cangrejal Sabanillas Tibás San Juan Cinco Esquinas Anselmo Llorente León XIII Colima Moravia San Vicente San Jerónimo La Trinidad Montes de Oca San Pedro Sabanilla Mercedes San Rafael Turrubares San Pablo San Pedro San Juan de Mata San Luis Carara Dota Santa María Jardín Copey Curridabat Curridabat Granadilla Sánchez Tirrases Pérez Zeledón San Isidro de El General El General Daniel Flores Rivas San Pedro Platanares Pejibaye Cajón Barú Río Nuevo Páramo La Amistad León Cortés Castro San Pablo San Andrés Llano Bonito San Isidro Santa Cruz San Antonio

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