Turrúcares

Turrúcares is a district of the Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Turrúcares
District
Turrúcares district
Turrúcares district location in Costa Rica
Turrúcares district location in Costa Rica
Turrúcares
Turrúcares district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9420766°N 84.3229688°W / 9.9420766; -84.3229688
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
CantonAlajuela
Area
 • Total35.99 km2 (13.90 sq mi)
Elevation
638 m (2,093 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,630
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
20111

Geography

Turrúcares has an area of 35.99 km²[3] and an elevation of 638 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1883835—
1892808−3.2%
19271,58696.3%
19501,87318.1%
19632,37726.9%
19732,69913.5%
19843,34023.7%
20005,98679.2%
20117,63027.5%

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

For the 2011 census, Turrúcares had a population of 7,630 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References
  1. "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. 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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