Hospital

Hospital is a district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is one of the four administrative units that form downtown properly.
  • Type: Village with 19,300 residents
  • Description: district in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “Hospital de San José”
  • Postal code: 10103

Places of Interest

Highlights include Costa Rica National Stadium and National Theatre of Costa Rica.

Stadium
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , , . It was the first modern sporting and events arena to be built in .

Theater building
The is Costa Rica's national theatre, located in the central section of . Construction began in 1897, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1897 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Pedro de Montes de Oca and Curridabat.

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.

is a prosperous suburb of on the route east to Cartago. There are boutique shops, malls, and upscale neighborhoods in .

Village
is the tenth district of the San José canton, in the province of .

Hospital

Latitude
9.9333° or 9° 56′ north
Longitude
-84.0841° or 84° 5′ 3″ west
Population
19,300
Elevation
1,165 metres (3,822 feet)
Open location code
66XQWWM8+88
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Hospital” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “distritu de Hospital”
  • Asturian: “Hospital”
  • Chinese: “奧斯皮塔爾區”
  • Dutch: “Hospital District”
  • Estonian: “Hospitali distrikt”
  • Estonian: “Hospitali ringkond”
  • Italian: “Hospital”
  • Japanese: “オスピタル”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hospital”
  • Norwegian: “Hospital”
  • Spanish: “Hospital de San José”
  • Spanish: “Hospital”

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