Tucurrique
District in Jiménez canton, Cartago province, Costa Rica
District in Cartago, Costa Rica
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Tucurrique district
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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
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1864 | 342 | — |
1883 | 453 | +1.49% |
1892 | 639 | +3.90% |
1927 | 2,361 | +3.80% |
1950 | 3,539 | +1.78% |
1963 | 4,626 | +2.08% |
1973 | 2,469 | −6.09% |
1984 | 3,143 | +2.22% |
2000 | 4,284 | +1.95% |
2011 | 4,872 | +1.18% |
2022 | 5,595 | +1.27% |
Source: 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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