Turrubares (canton)

Canton in San José province, Costa Rica

Canton in San José, Costa Rica

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Turrubares canton

9°44′51″N 84°29′51″W / 9.7474683°N 84.4975157°W / 9.7474683; -84.4975157Country

Costa RicaProvince San JoséCreation30 July 1920^[1]Head citySan Pablo Districts

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Government

• TypeMunicipality • BodyMunicipalidad de TurrubaresArea

• Total415.29 km² (160.34 sq mi)Elevation

313 m (1,027 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total5,512 • Density13/km² (34/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Canton code116Websitesitioweb.turrubares.go.cr

Turrubares is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.^[2]^[3]

History

Turrubares was created on 30 July 1920 by decree 56.^[3]

Geography

Turrubares has an area of 415.29 km²^[4] and a mean elevation of 313 metres.^[2]

The Grande de Tárcoles River delineates the north and northwest boundaries of the canton. The Carara River, Camaronal River and the Fila Negra (Black Mountains) establish the boundary on the west. The south and southwest is marked by the Tulin River, and the Galán River and Azul Creek delineate portions of the canton's border on the east.

Districts

The canton of Turrubares is subdivided into the following districts:

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1927	2,742	—
1950	5,937	116.5%
1963	5,496	−7.4%
1973	4,709	−14.3%
1984	4,471	−5.1%
2000	4,877	9.1%
2011	5,512	13.0%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[6]

For the 2011 census, Turrubares had a population of 5,512 inhabitants, the least populated of the 82 cantons in Costa Rica.^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 137
National Route 319
National Route 320
National Route 324
National Route 707

References

^ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ ^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).
^ "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.