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Turrialba (canton)
Turrialba is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Turrialba district. History Turrialba was created on 19 August 1903 by decree 84. Geography Turrialba has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. Turrialba is the eleventh largest canton among the eighty two cantons that comprise Costa Rica. The Turrialba River and Atirro River establish major portions of the canton's western border, and the Chirripó River delineates its long southeastern border. The region is home to the active Turrialba Volcano. Districts The canton of Turrialba is subdivided into the following districts: # Turrialba # La Suiza # Peralta # Santa Cruz # Santa Teresita # Pavones # Tuis # Tayutic # Santa Rosa # Tres Equis # La Isabel # Chirripó Demographics For the 2011 census, Turrialba had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The canton is covered by the following road routes: Economy Tourism Guayabo Nationa ...
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Cantons Of Costa Rica
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 no ... is administratively divided into seven provinces which are subdivided into 83 Canton (country subdivision), cantons, and these are further subdivided into Districts of Costa Rica, districts. Cantons are the only administrative division in Costa Rica that possess local government in the form of Municipality, municipalities. Each municipality has its own mayor and several representatives, all of them chosen via municipal elections every four years. The original 14 cantons were established in 1848, and the number has risen gradually by the division of existing cantons. Law no. 4366 of 19 August 1969, which outlines the creation of administrative divisions of Costa Rica, states that new cantons may only be created if they h ...
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Chirripó District
Chirripó is a district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ... of the Turrialba canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. History Chirripó was created on 4 October 2001 by Ley 8150. Geography Chirripó has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Demographics For the 2011 census, Chirripó had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 414 References {{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of Cartago Province Populated places in Cartago Province ...
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CR RNS 232
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National Route 230 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 230, or just Route 230 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 230, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Cartago province. Description In Cartago province the route covers Jiménez canton (Juan Viñas district), Turrialba canton ( Turrialba, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa districts), Alvarado canton ( Pacayas, Cervantes, Capellades Capellades () is a town in Catalonia, Spain, located in the south of the comarca of Anoia, some sixty metres above the Anoia river where it cuts through the Catalan Coastal Range. The C-15 trunk road from Vilafranca del Penedès and the FGC rail ... districts), Oreamuno canton ( Cot, Cipreses districts). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ...
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CR RNS 230
CR or Cr may refer to: In business * Conversion rate, in marketing * Credit Record, in accounting * Crown Royal, a brand of Canadian whisky Organizations Religious organizations * Celtic reconstructionism, a form of Polytheism * Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence (Theatines), a Roman Catholic religious order * Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican religious order * Congregation of the Resurrection, a Catholic religious order Other organizations * Choose Responsibility, a US non-profit addressing alcohol consumption by young adults * College of the Redwoods, a public two-year community college in Humboldt County, California, US * College Republicans, a college branch of the US political party * Czech Radio, a public radio broadcaster in the Czech Republic People * C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician * Christina Ricci, American actress * Chris Rock, American comedian and actor * Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer * Christopher Reeve, American act ...
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National Route 225 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 225, or just Route 225 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 225, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Cartago province. Description In Cartago province the route covers Paraíso canton ( Cachí district), Jiménez canton (Tucurrique Tucurrique is a district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, sev ..., Pejibaye districts), Turrialba canton ( La Suiza district). History Landslides are common in this route. References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ...
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CR RNS 225
CR or Cr may refer to: In business * Conversion rate, in marketing * Credit Record, in accounting * Crown Royal, a brand of Canadian whisky Organizations Religious organizations * Celtic reconstructionism, a form of Polytheism * Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence (Theatines), a Roman Catholic religious order * Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican religious order * Congregation of the Resurrection, a Catholic religious order Other organizations * Choose Responsibility, a US non-profit addressing alcohol consumption by young adults * College of the Redwoods, a public two-year community college in Humboldt County, California, US * College Republicans, a college branch of the US political party * Czech Radio, a public radio broadcaster in the Czech Republic People * C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician * Christina Ricci, American actress * Chris Rock, American comedian and actor * Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer * Christopher Reeve, American a ...
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National Route 10 (Costa Rica)
National Primary Route 10, or just Route 10 ( es, Ruta Nacional Primaria 10, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Cartago, Limón provinces. Description In Cartago province the route covers Cartago canton (Oriental, Occidental, San Nicolás, Guadalupe, Dulce Nombre districts), Paraíso canton ( Paraíso, Santiago, Llanos de Santa Lucía, Birrisito districts), Jiménez canton ( Juan Viñas district), Turrialba canton ( Turrialba, Pavones, Tres Equis districts), Alvarado canton (Cervantes, Capellades districts), Oreamuno canton ( San Rafael district). In Limón Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is ho ... province the route covers Siquirres canton ( Siquirres district). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-national ...
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CR RNP 10
CR or Cr may refer to: In business * Conversion rate, in marketing * Credit Record, in accounting * Crown Royal, a brand of Canadian whisky Organizations Religious organizations * Celtic reconstructionism, a form of Polytheism * Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence (Theatines), a Roman Catholic religious order * Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican religious order * Congregation of the Resurrection, a Catholic religious order Other organizations * Choose Responsibility, a US non-profit addressing alcohol consumption by young adults * College of the Redwoods, a public two-year community college in Humboldt County, California, US * College Republicans, a college branch of the US political party * Czech Radio, a public radio broadcaster in the Czech Republic People * C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician * Christina Ricci, American actress * Chris Rock, American comedian and actor * Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer * Christopher Reeve, American ...
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Costa Rica 2011 Census
The Costa Rica 2011 Census was undertaken by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (''Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos'' (INEC)) in Costa Rica. The semi-autonomous government body, INEC, was created by Census Law No. 7839 on 4 November 1998. The census The census took place between Monday, 30 May 2011 and Friday, 3 June 2011 when 35,000 enumerators, mostly teachers, visited an estimated 1,300,000 households to count a population estimated before the census at about 4,650,000 individuals (the census itself counted 4,301,712 people).Semana del Censo Nacional: INEC pide a la población responder el Censo
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Costa Rica, 2011-05-31.

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Turrialba (district)
Turrialba is a district of the Turrialba canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. Geography Turrialba has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Demographics For the 2011 census, Turrialba had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 10 * National Route 230 * National Route 411 * National Route 415 Economy The main industries are textiles, agriculture and tourism. The Pacuare and Reventazón Rivers are notable for whitewater rafting, making Turrialba a mecca for the sport. "Several cities developed and prospered as a result of the building of the railroad to the Caribbean; Turrialba is one of these, and its architectural, spatial and ethnic makeup is different from other towns. Declared a City of National Archeological Interest, this town is the entryway to the Costa Rican Caribbean. Turrialba’s outskirts contain appealing rural communities such as ...
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Turrialba Volcano
Turrialba Volcano is an active volcano in central Costa Rica that has been explosively eruptive in recent years including 2016 and in January, March and April 2017. Visitors used to be able to hike down into the main crater, but increased volcanic activity in 2014–17, resulting in large clouds of volcanic ash, caused the surrounding Turrialba Volcano National Park to close. However, with the subsiding of the eruptions, the park and volcano reopened on December 4, 2020. The stratovolcano is high and is about 45 minutes from the Atlantic slope town of Turrialba. The summit has three craters, the largest of which has a diameter of . Turrialba is adjacent to Irazú and both are among Costa Rica's largest volcanoes. Turrialba has had at least five large explosive eruptions in last 3500 years. The volcano is monitored by the Deep Earth Carbon Degassing Project. On clear days both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea can be seen from the summit. Below the summit is ...
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