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National Route 251 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 251, or just Route 251 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 251, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José, Cartago provinces. Description In San José province the route covers Curridabat canton ( Curridabat, Sánchez Sánchez is a Spanish family name. Historical origins "The illustrious Sanchez Family... is descended from one of a number of Gothic knights (caballeros) who in the year 714 escaped from the "barbara furia" of the Mohammedan invasion and took ... districts). In Cartago province the route covers La Unión canton ( Tres Ríos, San Juan, San Rafael districts). References Road transport in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San José Province
San José () is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Limón, Cartago and Puntarenas. The provincial and national capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km². and has a population of 1,404,242. p. 22 Subdivisions The province of San José is subdivided into 20 cantons. Canton (Capital): # San José ( San José) # Esc ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartago Province
Cartago (), which means Carthage in Spanish, is a province of central Costa Rica. It is one of the smallest provinces, however probably the richest of the Spanish Colonial era sites and traditions. Geography It is located in the central part of the country and borders the provinces of Limón to the east and San Jose to the west. The capital is Cartago; until 1823 it was also the capital of Costa Rica, which is now San José. The province covers an area of 3,124.61 km² and has a population of 490,903. p. 22 It is subdivided into eight cantons and is connected to San José via a four-lane highway. The highest peak is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Road Network Of Costa Rica
National Road Network of Costa Rica ( es, Red Vial Nacional), are a series of numbered road routes that are managed through Costa Rica by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) and its subagency the National Road Council (Conavi). According to the Inter-American Development Bank, in 2019 Costa Rica had the worst road network in Latin America, due to being under maintained, and having structural defects and deterioration in around 49% of the National Primary Routes network. Other countries in the area report an average of 20% in the same metric. There are no high speed express routes but there are some two-lane trunk roads. Potholes are common in primary road routes. Many of the secondary or tertiary road routes are made of gravel or dirt. Legal definitions * Primary roads ( es, Carreteras Primarias): Are those that connect the main roads in the Greater Metropolitan Area and provide a link between mainly the urban centers (head cities of main cantons), airports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and Maritime boundary, maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of . An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, Costa Rica, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The sovereign state is a Unitary state, unitary Presidential system, presidential Constitution of Costa Rica, constitutional republic. It has a long-standing and stable democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agricultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curridabat (canton)
Curridabat is the eighteenth canton in the San José province of Costa Rica. The head city the homonymous Curridabat. The canton forms a suburb of the national capital of San José, lying on the southeast edge of the city. History Curridabat was created on 21 August 1929 by decree 209. In 1930 the canton had a municipality with three ''regidores'', a Major (AKA ''Ejecutivo Municipal'') and ''Jefe político'' (both charges were in the same person). At this time the canton's population were 5,000 people, but with the time and the population grew and the municipality had to create a sanitation department to collect garbage, road, sidewalk maintenance and built some infrastructure. Then the municipality Council was expanded to five members by popular election in 1970. Geography Curridabat has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. Points of interest * ''Plaza del Sol'' (Sun's Plaza) a shopping center built between 1982 and 1983. At the time it was the most modern s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curridabat District
Curridabat is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. Geography Curridabat has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres. It is situated on the eastern border of the San José capital city, north of Desamparados Canton, and south of Montes de Oca Canton. Demographics For the 2011 census, Curridabat had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 2 * National Route 210 * National Route 211 * National Route 215 * National Route 221 * National Route 251 * National Route 252 Rail transportation The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer upright=1.20 , Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca. Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofe ... goes through this district. References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sánchez District
Sánchez is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. Geography Sánchez has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Demographics For the 2011 census, Sánchez had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 2 * National Route 221 * National Route 251 * National Route 252 Rail transportation The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer upright=1.20 , Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca. Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofe ... goes through this district. References {{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of San José Province Populated places in San José Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Unión (canton)
La Unión is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Tres Ríos district. Toponymy A story tells of a group of Spanish missionaries from a convent in Guatemala, arriving accompanied by Indians of different cultural groups. The small town they established was called , meaning The Union, to commemorate their friendliness and brotherhood. History La Unión was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167. Geography La Unión has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres. La Unión is a compact canton situated midway between the national capital of San José and the former colonial capital city of Cartago. Districts The canton of La Unión is subdivided into the following districts: # Tres Ríos # San Diego # San Juan # San Rafael # Concepción # Dulce Nombre # San Ramón # Río Azul Río Azul is an archaeological site of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is the most important site in the Río Azul National Park in the Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tres Ríos District
Tres may refer to: * Tres (instrument), a Cuban musical instrument * Tres, Trentino, municipality in Italy * "Tres" (song) by Juanes * "Tres", a song by Líbido from their album ''Hembra'' * TrES, the ''Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey'' * Templi Resurgentes Equites Synarchici, a fictional secret society in the novel ''Foucault's Pendulum'' * MTV Tres, an American cable network which targets programming towards young Hispanic-Americans * Tea Research and Extension Station, Taiwan * ''Tres'' (Fiel a la Vega album), 1999 *Tres (Álvaro Torres album), 1985 * ''Tres'' (poetry collection), a 2000 collection of poems by Roberto Bolaño See also * *Los Tres, Chilean rock band *''TRE3S ''TRE3S'' is the third studio album by Chikita Violenta, released in early 2011, to a mix of mild and enthusiastic reviews. '' Spin'' magazine gave the album 7 out of 10 stars, stating "While the production's scope doesn't quite fit Chikita Vio ...'', 2011 album by Mexican indie rock band Chikita Viole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan District, La Unión
San Juan is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. Geography San Juan has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Demographics For the 2011 census, San Juan had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 2 * National Route 251 Rail transportation The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer upright=1.20 , Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca. Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofe ... goes through this district. References {{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of Cartago Province Populated places in Cartago Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Rafael District, La Unión
San Rafael is a district of the La Unión canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. Geography San Rafael has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Demographics For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 2 * National Route 251 Rail transportation The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer upright=1.20 , Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca. Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofe ... goes through this district. References {{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of Cartago Province Populated places in Cartago Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manual Of Style/Road Junction Lists
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Manual may refer to: Instructions * User guide * Owner's manual * Instruction manual (gaming) * Online help Other uses * Manual (music), a keyboard, as for an organ * Manual (band) * Manual transmission * Manual, a bicycle technique similar to a wheelie, but without the use of pedal torque * Manual, balancing on two wheels in freestyle skateboarding tricks * ''The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way)'' is a 1988 book by Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty See also * Instructions (other) * Tutorial A tutorial, in education, is a method of transferring knowledge and may be used as a part of a learning process. More interactive and specific than a book or a lecture, a tutorial seeks to teach by example and supply the information to complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
