# Hospital (district)

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hospital_(district)
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hospital_(district).md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_(district)
> Source revision: 1330978587
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

District in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica

For district hospitals, see [Hospital § District](/source/Hospital#District).

District in San José, Costa Rica

Hospital District Interactive map of Hospital Hospital Hospital district location in Costa Rica Coordinates: 9°55′36″N 84°05′21″W / 9.9265555°N 84.0890355°W / 9.9265555; -84.0890355 Country Costa Rica Province San José Canton San José Area • Total 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) Elevation 1,160 m (3,810 ft) Population (2011) • Total 19,270 • Density 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) Time zone UTC−06:00 Postal code 10103

**Hospital** 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. The district houses, along with [Merced district](/source/Merced%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9%2C_Costa_Rica), the main commercial activity of the city, and is the most populous of the four central districts.[1][2]

## Geography

Hospital has an area of 3.3 km2[3] and an elevation of 1160 metres.[1]

It lies in the center of the canton, the only one which limits with districts of San José and not with other [cantons](/source/Cantons_of_Costa_Rica). The district borders (clockwards) with [Merced](/source/Merced%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9%2C_Costa_Rica) district to the north, [El Carmen](/source/El_Carmen%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9%2C_Costa_Rica) and [Catedral](/source/Catedral%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9%2C_Costa_Rica) districts to the east, [San Sebastián](/source/San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_District%2C_San_Jos%C3%A9) and [Hatillo](/source/Hatillo_District) districts to the south, and [Mata Redonda](/source/Mata_Redonda_District) district to the west.[4]

## 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 4,301 — 1892 6,032 +3.83% 1927 18,604 +3.27% 1950 33,858 +2.64% 1963 38,361 +0.97% 1973 34,689 −1.00% 1984 27,097 −2.22% 2000 24,175 −0.71% 2011 19,270 −2.04% 2022 25,619 +2.62% Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the [2011 census](/source/Costa_Rica_2011_Census), Hospital had a population of 19270 inhabitants.[7]

## Locations

This district comprehend several "barrios" or neighbourhoods, like Almendares, Ángeles, Bolívar, Cant, Colón (part of it), La Merced, Pacífico (part of it), Pinos, Salubridad, San Bosco, San Francisco, Santa Lucía and Silos. Between its boundaries there is a lot of important institutions and buildings, from government, health and culture of the country.

- [Parque Central de San José](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Jos%C3%A9%27s_Central_Park&action=edit&redlink=1).

- [Hospital San Juan de Dios](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Juan_de_Dios_Hospital_(Costa_Rica)&action=edit&redlink=1). One of the three main hospitals of the country.

- [Hospital de Niños](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Costa_Rica%27s_Hospital_of_Children&action=edit&redlink=1). Hospital specialized in infants.

- [Teatro Popular Melico Salazar](/source/Melico_Salazar_Theater). The second most important theater in the country, after Costa Rica's [National Theater](/source/National_Theater_of_Costa_Rica).

### Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

- [National Route 1](/source/National_Route_1_(Costa_Rica))

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

- [National Route 27](/source/National_Route_27_(Costa_Rica))

- [National Route 110](/source/National_Route_110_(Costa_Rica))

- [National Route 167](/source/National_Route_167_(Costa_Rica))

- [National Route 176](/source/National_Route_176_(Costa_Rica))

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

- [National Route 214](/source/National_Route_214_(Costa_Rica))

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

## 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), 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

## External links

- [Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Hospital](https://web.archive.org/web/20090313185136/http://www.msj.go.cr/gob_ciudad/hospital.html) – Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.

This San José Province, Costa Rica location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

- [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:SanJos%C3%A9CR-geo-stub)
- [t](/source/Template_talk%3ASanJos%C3%A9CR-geo-stub)
- [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:SanJos%C3%A9CR-geo-stub)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hospital (district)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_(district)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_(district)?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.