{{Short description|District in Curridabat canton, San José province, Costa Rica}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Curridabat | settlement_type = [[Districts of Costa Rica|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}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-point = none | map_alt = Curridabat district | map_caption = Curridabat district | image_skyline = Curridabat Catedral Iglesia Catolica.jpg | image_alt = Catholic church in downtown Curridabat | image_caption = [[Parroquia San Antonio de Padua]] Catholic church in downtown Curridabat | established_title = Creation | established_date = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CRI}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[San José Province|San José]] | subdivision_type2 = Canton | subdivision_name2 = [[Curridabat (canton)|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 [[Districts of Costa Rica|district]] of the [[Curridabat (canton)|Curridabat]] canton, in the [[San José Province|San José]] province of [[Costa Rica]].<ref name="divadm">{{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&param2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="dta2017">{{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}}</ref>

== Geography == Curridabat has an area of {{formatnum:6.16}} km<sup>2</sup><ref name="inecarea">{{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 }}</ref> and an elevation of {{formatnum:1208}} metres.<ref name="divadm" />

It is situated on the eastern border of the [[San José, Costa Rica|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 [[Costa Rica 2011 Census|2011 census]], Curridabat had a population of {{formatnum:28817}} inhabitants.<ref name="censo2011">{{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}}</ref>

== Transportation == === Road transportation === The district is covered by the following road routes: *[[File:CR RNP 2.svg|25px]] [[National Route 2 (Costa Rica)|National Route 2]] *[[File:CR RNS 210.svg|25px]] [[National Route 210 (Costa Rica)|National Route 210]] *[[File:CR RNS 211.svg|25px]] [[National Route 211 (Costa Rica)|National Route 211]] *[[File:CR RNS 215.svg|25px]] [[National Route 215 (Costa Rica)|National Route 215]] *[[File:CR RNS 221.svg|25px]] [[National Route 221 (Costa Rica)|National Route 221]] *[[File:CR RNS 251.svg|25px]] [[National Route 251 (Costa Rica)|National Route 251]] *[[File:CR RNS 252.svg|25px]] [[National Route 252 (Costa Rica)|National Route 252]]

=== Rail transportation === The [[Interurbano Line (Costa Rica)|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}} * [https://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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