{{Short description|District in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Mata Redonda | settlement_type = [[Districts of Costa Rica|District]] | pushpin_map = Costa Rica | pushpin_map_alt = Mata Redonda district location in Costa Rica | pushpin_map_caption = Mata Redonda district location in Costa Rica | coordinates = {{coord|9.935246|-84.1105741|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-point = none | map_alt = Mata Redonda district | map_caption = Mata Redonda 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 = 3.69 | elevation_m = 1125 | population_total = 8313 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = [[UTC−06:00]] | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 10108 }} '''Mata Redonda''' 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]].<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 == Mata Redonda has an area of 3.69&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=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916045223/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |url-status=dead }}</ref> and an elevation of 1125 metres.<ref name="divadm" />

It borders with two [[San José Province|San José]] cantons, [[Escazú Canton|Escazú]] and [[Alajuelita Canton|Alajuelita]], and with [[Pavas District, San José Canton|Pavas]], [[Uruca District, San José Canton|Uruca]], [[Merced District, San José Canton|Merced]], [[Hospital District, San José Canton|Hospital]] and [[Hatillo District, San José Canton|Hatillo]] as well.<ref>[http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_cantonal_1984/03-San_Jose.pdf Mapa Cantonal del Censo de 1984] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421225244/http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_cantonal_1984/03-San_Jose.pdf |date=2015-04-21 }}, 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>

==Locations== Mata Redonda district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Americas, Anonos, Balcón Verde, Calle Morenos, El Rey, Holanda, La Salle, Loma Linda, Niza, Nunciatura, Rancho Luna, Roma, Urbanización Paseo Colón, and Sabana.

== Demographics == {{CR Census population |1864= |1883=635 |1892=942 |1927=927 |1950=1848 |1963=3373 |1973=7666 |1984=9486 |2000=9321 |2011=8313 }} For the [[Costa Rica 2011 Census|2011 census]], Mata Redonda had a population of 8313 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>

Besides the case of [[Carmen District, San José Canton|Carmen]], afflicted by a strong [[population decline]], Mata Redonda district possess the lowest rate of [[population density]] in [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] downtown, because within its confines lies the biggest [[urban park]] in the city, [[La Sabana Metropolitan Park]].

== Transportation == === 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 27.svg|25px]] [[National Route 27 (Costa Rica)|National Route 27]] *[[File:CR RNP 39.svg|25px]] [[National Route 39 (Costa Rica)|National Route 39]] *[[File:CR RNS 104.svg|25px]] [[National Route 104 (Costa Rica)|National Route 104]] *[[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 177.svg|25px]] [[National Route 177 (Costa Rica)|National Route 177]]

=== Rail transportation === The [[Interurbano Line (Costa Rica)|Interurbano Line]] operated by [[Incofer]] goes through this district.

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100502005238/http://www.msj.go.cr/gob_ciudad/mata_redonda.html Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Mata Redonda] – Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.

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

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

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