Tucurrique

District in Jiménez canton, Cartago province, Costa Rica
District in Cartago, Costa Rica
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Tucurrique district
9°50′48″N 83°43′53″W / 9.8465402°N 83.7313353°W / 9.8465402; -83.7313353Country Costa RicaProvinceCartagoCantonJiménezCreation19 April 1911Area
 • Total33.52 km2 (12.94 sq mi)Elevation
777 m (2,549 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,872 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code
30402

Tucurrique is a district of the Jiménez canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

Tucurrique was created on 19 April 1911 by Decreto Ejecutivo 12. Segregated from Paraíso canton.[2]

Geography

Tucurrique has an area of 33.52 km2[3] and an elevation of 777 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1864342
188345332.5%
189263941.1%
19272,361269.5%
19503,53949.9%
19634,62630.7%
19732,469−46.6%
19843,14327.3%
20004,28436.3%
20114,87213.7%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Tucurrique had a population of 4,872 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • National Route 225

It can be reached from Cartago or Turrialba by bus.

References

  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. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "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.
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