Catedral

Catedral is a district of the San José canton, in the province of , it is one of the four administrative units that form downtown properly.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 12,900 residents
  • Description: district in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “Catedral de San José”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Theatre of Costa Rica and Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano".

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 1891, and it opened to the public on 21 October 1867 with a performance of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust.

Library
La Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano", also known as the Biblioteca Nacional de Costa Rica is the national library of in . It is tasked with curating the cultural heritage of Costa Rica and maintains three copies of every book ever published in the country in addition to other works.

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 .

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 .

Catedral

Latitude
9.9326° or 9° 55′ 57″ north
Longitude
-84.0778° or 84° 4′ 40″ west
Population
12,900
Elevation
1,151 metres (3,776 feet)
Open location code
66XQWWMC+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3097991181
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
11239317
Wiki­data ID
Q1751701
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Catedral” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Catedral”
  • Asturian: “distritu de Catedral”
  • Catalan: “Catedral”
  • Chinese: “卡特德拉爾區”
  • Czech: “Catedral”
  • Dutch: “Catedral District”
  • Italian: “Catedral”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Catedral”
  • Norwegian: “Catedral”
  • Polish: “Catedral (Kostaryka)”
  • Polish: “Catedral”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San José”
  • Spanish: “Catedral”

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