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. 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.

Zapote has an area of km² and an elevation of metres.
It is located on the east of the canton, lying between Montes de Oca Canton and Curridabat Canton. The district also borders San Francisco district to the south, and Catedral district to the west.

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

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Zapote district includes the "barrios" of Alborada, Calderón Muñoz, Cerrito, Córdoba, Gloria, Jardín, Las Luisas, Mangos, Montealegre, Moreno Cañas, Quesada Durán, San Dimas, San Gerardo, 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 and the executive power, established there since 1986.