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Tirrases

Coordinates: 9°54′05″N 84°02′03″W / 9.9015151°N 84.0340513°W / 9.9015151; -84.0340513
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Tirrases
Tirrases, seen from Hacienda Vieja
Tirrases, seen from Hacienda Vieja
Nickname: 
Tirra
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Tirrases district
Tirrases district location in Costa Rica
Tirrases district location in Costa Rica
Tirrases
Tirrases district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°54′05″N 84°02′03″W / 9.9015151°N 84.0340513°W / 9.9015151; -84.0340513
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonCurridabat
Creation21 August 1929
Government
 • SyndicJulio Omar Quirós Porras (Curridabat Siglo XXI)
 • Substitute syndicDunia Montes Álvarez
Area
 • Total1.87 km2 (0.72 sq mi)
Elevation
1,175 m (3,855 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total16,247
 • Density8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
DemonymTirraseño
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
11804

Tirrases is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Toponymy

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The district takes its name of the Tirrá tree (Ulmus mexicana).

History

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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

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Tirrases has an area of 1.87 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,175 metres.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1950293—    
1963595+5.60%
19731,453+9.34%
19845,775+13.37%
200015,826+6.50%
201116,247+0.24%
202216,151−0.05%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Tirrases had a population of 16,247 inhabitants.[6]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

Education

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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

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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

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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.

One of the various neighborhoods in Tirrases
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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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.