Coordinates: 9°52′52″N 84°14′16″W / 9.8811276°N 84.2377742°W / 9.8811276; -84.2377742

Quitirrisí

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Quitirrisí
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Quitirrisí district
Quitirrisí district location in Costa Rica
Quitirrisí district location in Costa Rica
Quitirrisí
Quitirrisí district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°52′52″N 84°14′16″W / 9.8811276°N 84.2377742°W / 9.8811276; -84.2377742
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
CantonMora
Creation11 September 2014
Area
 • Total26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi)
Elevation
1,140 m (3,740 ft)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
10707

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

The district itself includes the Huetar indigenous territory of Quitirrisí.[3] One of the touristic attractions of the district is the Rancho Biriteca, a cultural center to rescue and approach to the Huetar culture and handcrafting traditions.[4] Handcrafted chests, hats and hammocks can be found and purchased in many indigenous-owned stores everywhere in the district.[5]

History

Quitirrisí was created on 11 September 2014 by the Law 9269.[2]

Geography

Quitirrisí has an area of 26.69 km2[6] and an elevation of 1,140 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[7]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[8]

For the 2011 census, Quitirrisí had not been created and therefore there are no census data before 2014.[9]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

  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. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Soto, Jimena (2014-07-26). "Diputados declaran reserva indígena Quitirrisí como distrito de Mora". CRHoy.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  4. ^ "Rancho Biriteca S.A Reserva Indígena Quitirrisi de Mora". 24 September 2014.
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  6. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  8. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  9. ^ "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.