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Hatillo
District
Hatillo district location in Costa Rica
Hatillo district location in Costa Rica
Hatillo
Location in Costa Rica
Country  Costa Rica
Province San José
Canton San José
Area
 • Total 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Elevation
1,125 m (3,691 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 50,511
 • Density 11,532/km2 (29,870/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
10110

Hatillo is the tenth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.

Geography

Hatillo has an area of 4.38 km2 and an elevation of 1,125 metres.

It adjoins Alajuelita Canton to the south, Mata Redonda and Hospital districts to the north and San Sebastián District to the east.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1864 537
1883 305 −43.2%
1892 374 22.6%
1927 650 73.8%
1950 2,936 351.7%
1963 12,750 334.3%
1973 31,036 143.4%
1984 52,539 69.3%
2000 54,901 4.5%
2011 50,511 −8.0%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Hatillo had a population of 50,511 inhabitants.

Locations

Hatillo District includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of 15 de Setiembre, 25 de Julio, Hatillo1, Hatillo 2, Hatillo3, Hatillo 4, Hatillo 5, Hatillo 6, Hatillo 7, Hatillo 8, Hatillo Centro, Los Aserrines, Sagrada Familia, Tiribí, Topacio and Vivienda en Marcha.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • CR RNP 39.svg National Route 39
  • CR RNS 110.svg National Route 110
  • CR RNS 176.svg National Route 176
  • CR RNS 177.svg National Route 177
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