Santa Cruz District, Turrialba

Santa Cruz
District
Santa Cruz district
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°00′37″N83°45′16″W / 10.0103262°N 83.7545832°W / 10.0103262; -83.7545832
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	Turrialba
Creation	14 February 1920
Area
• Total	124.94 km2 (48.24 sq mi)
Elevation	1,475 m (4,839 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,208
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30504

Santa Cruz is a district of the Turrialba canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Santa Cruz was created on 14 February 1920 by Decreto 28. Segregated from Alvarado canton. ^[2]

Geography

Santa Cruz has an area of 124.94 km² ^[3] and an elevation of 1,475 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	1,644	—
1950	2,405	+1.67%
1963	3,193	+2.20%
1973	2,492	−2.45%
1984	2,659	+0.59%
2000	3,421	+1.59%
2011	3,208	−0.58%
2022	4,813	+3.76%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Santa Cruz had a population of 3,208 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 230
• National Route 417

Economy

Tourism

The Guayabo National Monument is located between this district and Santa Teresita district, both in Turrialba canton. ^[7]

Dairy farms

The Turrialba cheese is originally from and produced in this district.

References

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). Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. 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.
7. "Guayabo National Monument". SINAC. Retrieved 13 November 2020.