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Zapote

Zapote

Zapote the fifth district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is one of the administrative units surrounding downtown.
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  • Type: Village with 23,000 residents
  • Description: district in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “Zapote de San José”
  • Postal code: 10105

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museo del Jade and Atlántico railway station.

Museum
The is an archaeological museum in , . Since 2014, it has been located in front of Plaza de la Democracia. It was founded in 1977 by Fidel Tristán Castro, the first president of the INS.

Railway station
Photo: Axxis10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station and historic building located in , declared as Architectural Patrimony of Costa Rica by decree 11664-C of 29 July 1980.

Park
Photo: Emabcr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Francisco de Dos Ríos and San Pedro de Montes de Oca.

Village
is the sixth district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is one of the administrative units surrounding downtown.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the of east of the capital, . It is the main city in the canton of Montes de Oca, and is best known as the location of the University of Costa Rica, the largest public university in the country.

Village
is the first distrito of San José Canton in , and one of the four administrative units that form downtown. This district is not heavily populated although it is a busy downtown area in daytime.

Zapote

Latitude
9.92142° or 9° 55′ 17″ north
Longitude
-84.05961° or 84° 3′ 35″ west
Population
23,000
Elevation
1,176 metres (3,858 feet)
Open location code
66XQWWCR+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 272876548
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3621006
Wiki­data ID
Q1118027
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Zapote” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “distritu de Zapote”
  • Asturian: “Zapote”
  • Chinese: “薩波特區”
  • Dutch: “Zapote District, San José”
  • Italian: “Zapote”
  • Japanese: “ザポテ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Zapote”
  • Norwegian: “Zapote”
  • Spanish: “Zapote de San José”
  • Spanish: “Zapote”

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