{{Short description|District in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica}} {{For|district hospitals|Hospital#District}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Hospital | settlement_type = [[Districts of Costa Rica|District]] | pushpin_map = Costa Rica | pushpin_map_alt = Hospital district location in Costa Rica | pushpin_map_caption = Hospital district location in Costa Rica | coordinates = {{coord|9.9265555|-84.0890355|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-point = none | map_alt = Hospital district | map_caption = Hospital district | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CRI}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[San José Province|San José]] | subdivision_type2 = Canton | subdivision_name2 = [[San José (canton)|San José]] | area_total_km2 = 3.3 | elevation_m = 1160 | population_total = 19270 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = [[UTC−06:00]] | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 10103 }} '''Hospital''' is a [[Districts of Costa Rica|district]] of the [[San José (canton)|San José]] canton, in the [[San José Province|San José]] province of [[Costa Rica]]. It is one of the four administrative units that form [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] downtown properly. The district houses, along with [[Merced, San José, Costa Rica|Merced district]], the main commercial activity of the city, and is the most populous of the four central districts.<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 == Hospital has an area of 3.3&nbsp;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 1160 metres.<ref name="divadm" />

It lies in the center of the canton, the only one which limits with districts of San José and not with other [[Cantons of Costa Rica|cantons]]. The district borders (clockwards) with [[Merced, San José, Costa Rica|Merced]] district to the north, [[El Carmen, San José, Costa Rica|El Carmen]] and [[Catedral, San José, Costa Rica|Catedral]] districts to the east, [[San Sebastián District, San José|San Sebastián]] and [[Hatillo District|Hatillo]] districts to the south, and [[Mata Redonda District|Mata Redonda]] district to the west.<ref>[http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_cantonal_1984/03-San_Jose.pdf Mapa Cantonal del Censo de 1984], published by the [[National Institute of Statistics and Census of Costa Rica|National Institute of Statistics and Census]](INEC) and updated by the Central American Population Center (CCP)</ref>

== Demographics == {{CR Census population |1864= |1883=4301 |1892=6032 |1927=18604 |1950=33858 |1963=38361 |1973=34689 |1984=27097 |2000=24175 |2011=19270 }} For the [[Costa Rica 2011 Census|2011 census]], Hospital had a population of 19270 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>

==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.

* [[San José's Central Park|Parque Central de San José]]. * [[San Juan de Dios Hospital (Costa Rica)|Hospital San Juan de Dios]]. One of the three main hospitals of the country. * [[Costa Rica's Hospital of Children|Hospital de Niños]]. Hospital specialized in infants. * [[Melico Salazar Theater|Teatro Popular Melico Salazar]]. The second most important theater in the country, after Costa Rica's [[National Theater of Costa Rica|National Theater]].

=== Road transportation === The district is covered by the following road routes: *[[File:CR RNP 1.svg|25px]] [[National Route 1 (Costa Rica)|National Route 1]] *[[File:CR RNP 2.svg|25px]] [[National Route 2 (Costa Rica)|National Route 2]] *[[File:CR RNP 27.svg|25px]] [[National Route 27 (Costa Rica)|National Route 27]] *[[File:CR RNS 110.svg|25px]] [[National Route 110 (Costa Rica)|National Route 110]] *[[File:CR RNS 167.svg|25px]] [[National Route 167 (Costa Rica)|National Route 167]] *[[File:CR RNS 176.svg|25px]] [[National Route 176 (Costa Rica)|National Route 176]] *[[File:CR RNS 213.svg|25px]] [[National Route 213 (Costa Rica)|National Route 213]] *[[File:CR RNS 214.svg|25px]] [[National Route 214 (Costa Rica)|National Route 214]] *[[File:CR RNS 215.svg|25px]] [[National Route 215 (Costa Rica)|National Route 215]]

== References == {{Portal|Costa Rica}} {{reflist}} {{Districts of San José Province}}

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

[[Category:Districts of San José Province]] [[Category:Populated places in San José Province]]

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