Turrúcares
Turrúcares | |
|---|---|
Turrúcares district | |
  Turrúcares Turrúcares district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°56′31″N 84°19′23″W / 9.9420766°N 84.3229688°W / 9.9420766; -84.3229688 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Canton | Alajuela |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.99 km2 (13.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 638 m (2,093 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,630 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 20111 |
Turrúcares is a district of the Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
Turrúcares has an area of 35.99 km2[3] and an elevation of 638 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1883 | 835 | — | |
| 1892 | 808 | −3.2% | |
| 1927 | 1,586 | 96.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,873 | 18.1% | |
| 1963 | 2,377 | 26.9% | |
| 1973 | 2,699 | 13.5% | |
| 1984 | 3,340 | 23.7% | |
| 2000 | 5,986 | 79.2% | |
| 2011 | 7,630 | 27.5% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Turrúcares had a population of 7,630 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- ^ 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.
 Districts of Alajuela Province | |
|---|---|
| Alajuela | |
| San Ramón | |
| Grecia | |
| San Mateo | |
| Atenas | |
| Naranjo | |
| Palmares | |
| Poás | |
| Orotina | |
| San Carlos | |
| Zarcero | |
| Sarchí | |
| Upala | |
| Los Chiles | |
| Guatuso | |
| Río Cuarto | |
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