Curridabat (canton)

Curridabat
Mountains seen from Curridabat.
Nickname: 
Curri
Curridabat canton
Curridabat
Curridabat canton location in San José Province
Curridabat
Curridabat canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°54′59″N 84°01′42″W / 9.9163367°N 84.0282798°W / 9.9163367; -84.0282798
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Creation21 August 1929
Head cityCurridabat
Districts
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  BodyMunicipalidad de Curridabat
  MayorErrol Andrés Solano Bolaños (CSXXI)
Area
  Total
16.06 km2 (6.20 sq mi)
Elevation
1,244 m (4,081 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
65,206
  Estimate 
(2022)
71,026
  Density4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code118
Websitewww.curridabat.go.cr

Curridabat is the eighteenth canton in the San José province of Costa Rica. The head city the homonymous Curridabat. The canton forms a suburb of the national capital of San José, lying on the southeast edge of the city.