San Vicente, Moravia Explained

San Vicente is a district of the Moravia canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.^{[1] [2]}

Geography

San Vicente has an area of km^2[3] and an elevation of metres.

Neighborhoods

The district of San Vicente comprises the city of the same name and the following neighborhoods (by 2009): Alondra, Americano, Américas, Bajo Isla, Bajo Varelas, Barro de Olla, Caragua, Carmen, Colegios, Colegios Norte, Chaves, El Alto (part of), Flor, Florencia, Guaria, Guaria Oriental, Isla, Jardines de Moravia, La Casa, Ladrillera, Robles, Romeral, Sagrado Corazón, San Blas, San Jorge, San Martín, San Rafael, Santa Clara (part of), Santo Tomás and Saprissa.

Education

The local school for boys and girls, Spanish; Castilian: Escuela Porfirio Brenes Castro, was founded in 1891. It is on the south side of Parque de Moravia at the intersection of Calle 63 and Avenida 63. A new school building was inaugurated on 25 November 25, 1961. The school is named after the teacher Porfirio Brenes Castro(28 June 1877 – 12 December 1914).^[4]

The Escuela Japonesa de San José is the only Japanese international school in Costa Rica, and is located in San Vicente.^[5]

Demographics

For the 2011 census, San Vicente had a population of inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 102
• National Route 109
• National Route 117
• National Route 200

Notes and References

1. Web site: es . Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP . Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica . 26 September 2020 . 19 March 2019 . 24 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224063957/https://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607&param2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp . dead .
2. Book: es . División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica. 8 March 2017. Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 978-9977-58-477-5.
3. Web site: es . Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020 . 24 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia . dead .
4. Web site: Escuela Porfirio Brenes Castro, San Vicente, Moravia, S.J., 1851-1900 . Maritza . Cartín . 2020-06-21 . Mi Costa Rica de Antaño . Spanish .
5. "学校概要." Escuela Japonesa de San José. Retrieved on 7 July 2018. "学校所在地　Barrio Los Colegios,de Colegio de Farmacéuticos 50mts.al este,Moravia, San José,Costa Rica"
6. Web site: es . Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.