Tirrases | |
|---|---|
 Tirrases, seen from Hacienda Vieja | |
| Nickname: Tirra | |
 Tirrases district | |
  Tirrases Tirrases district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°54′05″N 84°02′03″W / 9.9015151°N 84.0340513°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| 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 |
Tirrases is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
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Toponymy
The district takes its name of the Tirrá tree (Ulmus mexicana).
History
The 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
Tirrases has an area of 1.87 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,175 metres.[1]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1950 | 293 | — | |
| 1963 | 595 | 103.1% | |
| 1973 | 1,453 | 144.2% | |
| 1984 | 5,775 | 297.5% | |
| 2000 | 15,826 | 174.0% | |
| 2011 | 16,247 | 2.7% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Tirrases had a population of 16,247 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Education
6.98% 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
The 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
As 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
- Official page of Municipalidad de Curridabat (Spanish)
- Information about Curridabat canton (Spanish)
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.
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