Merced

Merced is a district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is one of the four administrative units that form downtown properly.
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  • Type: Village with 12,300 residents
  • Description: district in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “Merced de San José”
  • Postal code: 10102

Places of Interest

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

Stadium
Photo: MadriCR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , , . It was the first modern sporting and events arena to be built in .

Theater building
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

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.

Photo: JosephC5, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 .

Merced

Latitude
9.9358° or 9° 56′ 9″ north
Longitude
-84.0816° or 84° 4′ 54″ west
Population
12,300
Elevation
1,140 metres (3,740 feet)
Open location code
66XQWWP9+89
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3097993899
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11239313
Wiki­data ID
Q1751687
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Merced” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “distritu de Merced”
  • Asturian: “Merced”
  • Chinese: “梅塞德區”
  • Dutch: “Merced District”
  • Estonian: “Mercedi distrikt”
  • Estonian: “Mercedi ringkond”
  • Italian: “Merced”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Merced”
  • Norwegian: “Merced”
  • Polish: “Merced (Kostaryka)”
  • Polish: “Merced”
  • Spanish: “Merced de San José”
  • Spanish: “Merced”

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