Cachí is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Cachí | |
|---|---|
 Cachí district | |
  Cachí Cachí district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°50′04″N 83°47′54″W / 9.8343062°N 83.7982794°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | Paraíso |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.24 km2 (15.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,049 m (3,442 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,438 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30204 |
Geography
editCachí has an area of 41.24 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,049 metres.[1] It lies near the eastern bank of the man-made Lake Cachí, created by the damming of the Reventazon River which before the 1970s flowed past the town. The town is connected to Ujarrás, on the other side the lake.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 404 | — |
| 1892 | 516 | +2.76% |
| 1927 | 1,690 | +3.45% |
| 1950 | 2,190 | +1.13% |
| 1963 | 3,399 | +3.44% |
| 1973 | 3,678 | +0.79% |
| 1984 | 3,935 | +0.62% |
| 2000 | 5,173 | +1.72% |
| 2011 | 5,438 | +0.46% |
| 2022 | 6,906 | +2.20% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Cachí had a population of 5,438 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
Landmarks
editThe town lies in an area rich with green coffee plantations, with a sugar mill dated to the early twentieth century. Of note is a wooden house built by Macedonio Quesada, the noted Costa Rican wood carver and sculptor who named the house Casa del Soñador (Dreamer's House), made entirely from coffee branches and bamboo.[7] The main restaurant of note is La Casona del Cafetal Restaurant.[7] Cachí' contains an Evangelical Church called Espiritu de Vida. The town is divided into several neighborhoods including Calle Boza, Pueblo Nuevo, Loaisa, Peñas Blancas, Primavera, and Volio. There are three elementary schools and one high school.
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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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.
- ^ a b "Cachí". Go Visit Costa Rica. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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