San Sebastián is the eleventh district

Districts of Costa Rica

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 in San José Canton

San José Canton

San José is the name of the first canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 44.62 km² and has a population of 386,799 . It includes the national capital city of San José....

, Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

. An important residential district, San Sebastián is the third most populated and second most densely populated in the canton.

Geography and Demography

San Sebastian District shares its southern border with San José Province

San José Province

San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²...

's Alajuelita

Alajuelita Canton

Alajuelita is the name of the 10th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 21.17 km², and has a population of 75,418. The capital city of the canton is Alajuelita....

 and Desamparados

Desamparados Canton

Desamparados is the name of the 3rd canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 118.26 km², and has a population of 206,708, making it the third most populated among the 81 cantons of Costa Rica...

 cantons. The district also limits its counterparts, counterclockwise: Hatillo District

Hatillo District, San José Canton

Hatillo is the tenth district in San José Canton, the second highest of 470 districts in population density in Costa Rica, after Tibás's León XIII District.-Geography and Demography:...

 (west), Hospital

Hospital District, San José Canton

Hospital District is the third "distrito" of San José Canton, Costa Rica, and is one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown properly...

 and Catedral

Catedral District, San José Canton

Catedral District, the fourth "distrito" of San José Canton, Costa Rica, is one of the four administrative units that form San José downtown properly. The district receives its name because of the Cathedral and the catholic Archdiocese of San José, the only archdiocese in the country which lies...

 districts to the north, and San Francisco de Dos Ríos District

San Francisco de Dos Ríos District, San José Canton

San Francisco de Dos Ríos District, the sixth "distrito" of San José Canton, Costa Rica, is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown . The district is primarily residential and industrial...

to the east.
San Sebastián registers 3.98 km² and 48,989 inhabitants on December 30, 2008 (12,308.79 inhabitants per km²).

District Information

San Sebastián District includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Bajos Canada, Bengala, Bilbao, Canada Sur, Carmen, Cascajal, Cerro Azul, Colombari, Colonia Kennedy, Guacamaya, Hogar Propio, Jazmin, Lopez Mateo, Los Geranios, Los Olivos, Luna Park, Mojados, Mojito, Parque de La Paz, Paso Ancho, Pavi, Presidentes, San Gerardo, San Martín, San Sebastián, Santa Rosa, Santo Domingo Sabio, Seminario, Umará (Home of the handsome kid Diego Coto) and Zorobarú.

External links

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