Quitirrisí is the seventh district of the Mora canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Quitirrisí
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Quitirrisí district
Quitirrisí district location in Costa Rica
Quitirrisí district location in Costa Rica
Quitirrisí
Quitirrisí district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°52′52″N 84°14′16″W / 9.8811276°N 84.2377742°W / 9.8811276; -84.2377742
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonMora
Creation11 September 2014
Area
 • Total26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi)
Elevation
1,140 m (3,740 ft)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10707

The district itself includes the Huetar indigenous territory of Quitirrisí.[3] One of the touristic attractions of the district is the Rancho Biriteca, a cultural center to rescue and approach to the Huetar culture and handcrafting traditions.[4] Handcrafted chests, hats and hammocks can be found and purchased in many indigenous-owned stores everywhere in the district.[5]

Toponimy

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The name of the district comes from the indigenous territory of Quitirrisí, name that in turn comes from two trees well-knowns in the zone, Quitirrí (Lasianthaea friticosa), that blooms once a year among the mountains of the community, and Risí, equally common in local flora.

History

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Quitirrisí was created on 11 September 2014 by the Law 9269.[2]

Was ratificated seven days later and including the Huetar territory.

Huetar indigenous territory of Quitirrisí

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Is one of the 24 indigenous territories of Costa Rica, legally established trough the executive order no. 6036-G of 1976 and delimited as an indigenous hamlet in 1979. It was segregated from the Colón and Tabarcia districts.

The inhabitants speak only Spanish since the Huetar language is extinct since the 17th century.

Some of them are dedicated to the artisanal production of products such as basketry and natural dyes, but mainly they have to go out to the city to work in common jobs. The indigenous people themselves only own 30% on the properties in the territory.

Geography

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Quitirrisí has an area of 26.69 km2[6] and an elevation of 1,140 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
20221,766—    
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[7]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[8]

For the 2011 census, Quitirrisí had not been created and therefore there are no census data before 2014,[9] but in the indigenous territory, 999 (50,84%) of the inhabitants self-identificated as being of indigenous ethnicity.[10]

Locations

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Villages: San Juan, San Martín, Quebrada Honda, Cañas, El Guaco.

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Soto, Jimena (2014-07-26). "Diputados declaran reserva indígena Quitirrisí como distrito de Mora". CRHoy.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  4. ^ "Rancho Biriteca S.A Reserva Indígena Quitirrisi de Mora". 24 September 2014.
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  6. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  8. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total en territorios indígenas por autoidentificación a la etnia indígena y sexo, según pueblo y territorio indígena | INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA Y CENSOS". web.archive.org. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2024-10-26.