Turrialba (canton)

Canton in Cartago province, Costa Rica

Canton in Cartago, Costa Rica

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Turrialba canton

9°46′52″N 83°34′07″W / 9.7809951°N 83.5686741°W / 9.7809951; -83.5686741Country

Costa RicaProvinceCartagoCreation19 August 1903^[1]Head cityTurrialbaDistricts

Districts

Turrialba
La Suiza
Peralta
Santa Cruz
Santa Teresita
Pavones
Tuis
Tayutic
Santa Rosa
Tres Equis
La Isabel
Chirripó

Government

• TypeMunicipality • BodyMunicipalidad de TurrialbaArea

• Total1,642.67 km² (634.24 sq mi)Elevation

768 m (2,520 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total69,616 • Density42/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Canton code305Websitewww.muniturrialba.go.cr/index.php/en/

Turrialba is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.^[2]^[3] The head city is in Turrialba district.

History

Turrialba was created on 19 August 1903 by decree 84.^[1]

Geography

Turrialba has an area of 1,642.67 km²^[4] and a mean elevation of 768 metres.^[2]

Turrialba is the eleventh largest canton among the eighty two cantons that comprise Costa Rica. The Turrialba River and Atirro River establish major portions of the canton's western border, and the Chirripó River delineates its long southeastern border. The region is home to the active Turrialba Volcano.

Districts

The canton of Turrialba is subdivided into the following districts:

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1927	15,814	—
1950	24,466	54.7%
1963	37,620	53.8%
1973	43,202	14.8%
1984	50,567	17.0%
2000	68,510	35.5%
2011	69,616	1.6%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[6]

For the 2011 census, Turrialba had a population of 69,616 inhabitants.^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 10
National Route 225
National Route 230
National Route 232
National Route 411
National Route 413
National Route 414
National Route 415
National Route 417

Economy

Tourism

Guayabo National Monument is a historic archaeological site located 18 km north of Turrialba city, it is located in the Santa Teresita and Santa Cruz districts of the canton. It is one of Costa Rica's only two pre-Columbian sites that is open to the public, together with the Stone Spheres Museum in the south of the country.^[8]^[9]

The Turrialba Volcano National Park is located in the canton, reopened after it was closed from 2012 to 2020 due to eruptions.

Dairy farms

The eponymous Turrialba cheese is produced in this region.

Bananas

Lower Turrialba is within Costa Rica's banana production zone and was important in the origin of United Fruit.

References

^ ^a ^b Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ ^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).
^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.
^ "Guayabo National Archeological Monument". Visit Costa Rica. ICT. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "Guayabo National Monument". SINAC. Retrieved 13 November 2020.