Uruca

Uruca is the seventh district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.^[1][2] It is an important industrial and commercial area of San José. Commonly known as La Uruca, it's the second biggest district by area (after Pavas), and recognized as a heavily congested transportation hub.

Uruca
District
Uruca district
Uruca Uruca district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9575393°N 84.1326701°W / 9.9575393; -84.1326701
Country	Costa Rica
Province	San José
Canton	San José
Area
• Total	8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Elevation	1,112 m (3,648 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	31,728
• Density	3,800/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	10107

Geography

Uruca has an area of 8.44 km^2[3] and an elevation of 1,112 metres.^[1]

It is the capital's western entrance. The canton's whole boundary with Heredia Province is confined in this district: Belén, Heredia and Santo Domingo cantons limit with La Uruca on its northern side, as well as San José's Escazú and Tibás. Merced, Mata Redonda and Pavas also border the district.^[4]

Locations

Uruca district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Alborada, Bajos de Torres, Carpio, Carranza, Corazón de Jesús, Cristal, Finca de la Caja, Florentino Castro, Jardines de Autopi, Las Animas, Magnolias, Marimil, Monserrat, Peregrina, Robledal, Rositer Carballo, Santander, Saturno, Uruca Centro, Vuelta del Virilla and Zona Industrial.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1883	1,172	—
1892	1,412	+2.09%
1927	2,004	+1.01%
1950	2,811	+1.48%
1963	3,766	+2.28%
1973	7,441	+7.05%
1984	8,932	+1.67%
2000	27,110	+7.19%
2011	31,728	+1.44%
2022	46,829	+3.60%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Uruca had a population of 31,728 inhabitants. ^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 1
• National Route 3
• National Route 39
• National Route 100
• National Route 101
• National Route 108

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

External links

• Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Uruca – Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.

References

• Costa Rica portal

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. 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). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. Mapa Cantonal del Censo de 1984, published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census(INEC) and updated by the Central American Population Center (CCP)
5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
6. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
7. "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.