Cutris

Cutris
District
Cutris district
Cutris Cutris district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°41′39″N84°21′45″W / 10.6941715°N 84.3623616°W / 10.6941715; -84.3623616
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Canton	San Carlos
Creation	26 November 1971
Area
• Total	848.01 km2 (327.42 sq mi)
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,334
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	21011

Cutris is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Cutris was created on 26 November 1971 by Decreto Ejecutivo 2083-G. ^[2]

Geography

Cutris has an area of 848.01 km^{2 [3]} which makes it the largest district in the canton by area and an elevation of 65 metres. ^[1]

It is located in the northern region of the country and borders with 6 districts; Pocosol al oeste, Aguas Zarcas y Pital al Este, Palmera, Florencia y La Fortuna. While to the north it borders Nicaragua.

Its head, the town of Boca Arenal, is located 33.4 km (47 minutes) to the N of Ciudad Quesada and 133 km (2 hours 34 minutes) to the NW of San Jose the capital of the nation.

It presents a flat relief in the majority of its territory.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1973	7,382		—
1984	6,573		−11.0%
2000	7,892		20.1%
2011	10,334		30.9%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Cutris had a population of 10,334 inhabitants, the seventh most populated of the canton. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 4
• National Route 35
• National Route 227
• National Route 751
• National Route 753

Settlements

Cutris has 24 population centers:

• Boca de Arenal (head of the district)
• Kooper
• Corazón de Jesús
• Terrón Colorado
• San Josecito
• Santa Teresa
• San Jorge
• Bella Vista
• San Pedro
• San Marcos
• San Joaquín
• Coopevega
• Las Cascadas
• Rico Tino
• Moravia
• Crucitas
• Chamorro
• Tiricias
• Boca Tapada
• Laurel Galán
• El Jardín
• Cocobolo
• San Francisco
• Betania

Economy

At present, this district makes livestock and citrus cultivation (orange, pineapple and sugarcane), its main activities.

These provide employment to a large number of people, most of whom are Nicaraguan migrants who arrive in these lands attracted by the harvest.

In Boca de Arenal, (head of the district) you can find restaurants, grocery stores, butchers and a mill.

References

• Costa Rica portal

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.