Tirrases is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Tirrases | |
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![]() Tirrases, seen from Hacienda Vieja | |
Nickname: Tirra | |
![]() Tirrases district | |
Coordinates: 9°54′05″N 84°02′03″W / 9.9015151°N 84.0340513°W | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
Toponymy
editThe district takes its name of the Tirrá tree (Ulmus mexicana).
History
editThe 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
editTirrases has an area of 1.87 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,175 metres.[1]
Demographics
editCensus | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
editRoad transportation
editThe district is covered by the following road routes:
Education
edit6.98% 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
editThe 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
editAs 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.