San Vicente, Moravia

San Vicente is a district of the Moravia canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

San Vicente
District
San Vicente district
San Vicente San Vicente district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9636155°N 84.0453507°W / 9.9636155; -84.0453507
Country	Costa Rica
Province	San José
Canton	Moravia
Area
• Total	5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Elevation	1,231 m (4,039 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	30,998
• Density	5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	11401

Geography

San Vicente has an area of 5.39 km^2[3] and an elevation of 1,231 metres.^[1]

Neighborhoods

The district of San Vicente comprises the city of the same name and the following neighborhoods (by 2009): Alondra, Americano, Américas, Bajo Isla, Bajo Varelas, Barro de Olla, Caragua, Carmen, Colegios, Colegios Norte, Chaves, El Alto (part of), Flor, Florencia, Guaria, Guaria Oriental, Isla, Jardines de Moravia, La Casa, Ladrillera, Robles, Romeral, Sagrado Corazón, San Blas, San Jorge, San Martín, San Rafael, Santa Clara (part of), Santo Tomás and Saprissa.

Education

The local school for boys and girls, Escuela Porfirio Brenes Castro, was founded in 1891. It is on the south side of Parque de Moravia at the intersection of Calle 63 and Avenida 63. A new school building was inaugurated on 25 November 25, 1961. The school is named after the teacher Porfirio Brenes Castro (28 June 1877 – 12 December 1914).^[4]

The Escuela Japonesa de San José is the only Japanese international school in Costa Rica, and is located in San Vicente.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	979	—
1883	1,194	+1.05%
1892	1,664	+3.76%
1927	1,881	+0.35%
1950	4,451	+3.82%
1963	9,188	+5.73%
1973	15,552	+5.40%
1984	24,661	+4.28%
2000	31,693	+1.58%
2011	30,998	−0.20%
2022	29,397	−0.48%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[6] Centro Centroamericano de Población[7]

For the 2011 census, San Vicente had a population of 30,998 inhabitants. ^[8]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 102
• National Route 109
• National Route 117
• National Route 200

References

1. "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. Cartín, Maritza (21 June 2020). "Escuela Porfirio Brenes Castro, San Vicente, Moravia, S.J., 1851-1900". Mi Costa Rica de Antaño (in Spanish).
5. "学校概要." Escuela Japonesa de San José. Retrieved on 7 July 2018. "学校所在地　Barrio Los Colegios,de Colegio de Farmacéuticos 50mts.al este,Moravia, San José,Costa Rica"
6. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
7. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
8. "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.

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