Tirrases
Tirrases | |
|---|---|
 Tirrases, seen from Hacienda Vieja | |
| Nickname: Tirra | |
 Tirrases district | |
  Tirrases Tirrases district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°54′05″N 84°02′03″W / 9.9015151°N 84.0340513°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Curridabat |
| Creation | 21 August 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Syndic | Julio Omar Quirós Porras (Curridabat Siglo XXI) |
| • Substitute syndic | Dunia Montes Álvarez |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.87 km2 (0.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,175 m (3,855 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,247 |
| • Density | 8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tirraseño |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 11804 |
Tirrases is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Toponymy
[edit]The district takes its name of the Tirrá tree (Ulmus mexicana).
History
[edit]The Curridabat canton was founded on 21 August 1929, as the 18th province of San José. With the creation of the canton also was created the district.
Geography
[edit]Tirrases has an area of 1.87 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,175 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 293 | — |
| 1963 | 595 | +5.60% |
| 1973 | 1,453 | +9.34% |
| 1984 | 5,775 | +13.37% |
| 2000 | 15,826 | +6.50% |
| 2011 | 16,247 | +0.24% |
| 2022 | 16,151 | −0.05% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Tirrases had a population of 16,247 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
Education
[edit]6.98% of the population doesn't have any education. The district has two public schools: the Escuela Centroamérica and Escuela 15 de Agosto. Tirrases also has a public high school called Colegio Técnico Profesional Uladislao Gámez Solano (Fund 2006). This high school is located at the Catholic Church of Las Mercedes and had a population of 60 students in 2007.
Health
[edit]The health services are provided by the EBAIS (Equipo Básico de Atención Integral en Salud) located at Hacienda Vieja, 200 north and 25 east from the Liceo de Curridabat.
Security
[edit]As per the official statements domestic violence is the most common security issue, but non-official data shows that drugs and gang warfare are the main problems in this zone.
External links
[edit]- Official page of Municipalidad de Curridabat (Spanish)
- Information about Curridabat canton (Spanish)
References
[edit]
- ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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