Tucurrique

Tucurrique
District
Flag of Tucurrique
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Official seal of Tucurrique
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Tucurrique district
Tucurrique district location in Costa Rica
Tucurrique district location in Costa Rica
Tucurrique
Tucurrique district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°50′48″N 83°43′53″W / 9.8465402°N 83.7313353°W / 9.8465402; -83.7313353
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
CantonJiménez
Creation19 April 1911
Area
 • Total
33.52 km2 (12.94 sq mi)
Elevation
777 m (2,549 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,872
 • Density145.3/km2 (376.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
30402

Tucurrique is a district of the Jiménez canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

History

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

Geography

Tucurrique has an area of 33.52 km2 and an elevation of 777 metres.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1864342—    
1883453+1.49%
1892639+3.90%
19272,361+3.80%
19503,539+1.78%
19634,626+2.08%
19732,469−6.09%
19843,143+2.22%
20004,284+1.95%
20114,872+1.18%
20225,595+1.27%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

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

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

It can be reached from Cartago or Turrialba by bus.

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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. ↑ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.