Zapote District, San José


Zapote District, the fifth "distrito" of San José Canton, Costa Rica, is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown. The district is primarily residential, although there are some government buildings, standing out the Presidential House, seat of the government.

Geography and Demography

Zapote is on the east of the canton, lying between Montes de Oca Canton and Curridabat Canton. The district also borders San Francisco district to the south, and Catedral district to the west.
The district had 2.85 km² and 22,828 inhabitants on December 31, 2008

District Information

Zapote district includes the "barrios" of Alborada, Calderón Muñoz, Cerrito, Córdoba, Gloria, Jardín, Las Luisas, Mangos, Montealegre, Moreno Cañas, Quesada Durán, San Dimas, San Gerardo, Trébol, Ujarrás, Vista Hermosa, Yoses Sur and Zapote Centro. The main official building in the area is the Casa Presidencial, the government building for the President of Costa Rica and the executive power, established there since 1986.