Zapote

Zapote the fifth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown (officially composed of the districts of El Carmen, Merced, Hospital and Catedral). The district is primarily residential, although there are some government buildings, standing out the Presidential House, seat of the government.

Toponymy
Named after the sapote tree and its fruits, which is written zapote in Spanish.

Geography
Zapote has an area of 2.87 km2 and an elevation of 1,176 metres.

It is located on the east of the canton, lying between Montes de Oca Canton and Curridabat Canton (bordering them to the north and to the east respectively). The district also borders San Francisco district to the south, and Catedral district to the west.

Demographics
For the 2011 census, Zapote had a population of 18,679 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
 * CR RNP 39.svg National Route 39
 * CR RNS 204.svg National Route 204
 * CR RNS 215.svg National Route 215

Locations
Zapote district includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Alborada, Calderón Muñoz, Cerrito, Córdoba, Gloria, Jardín, Las Luisas, Mangos, Montealegre, Moreno Cañas, Quesada Durán, San Dimas, San Gerardo (part of it), Trébol, Ujarrás, Vista Hermosa, Yoses Sur and Zapote Centro. The main official building in the area is the Casa Presidencial, the government building for the President of Costa Rica (but not the residence, which would be the private residence of the presidente) and the executive power, established there since 1986.