Santa Rosa District, Turrialba

Santa Rosa
District
Santa Rosa district
Santa Rosa Santa Rosa district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°56′16″N83°43′09″W / 9.9377805°N 83.7192266°W / 9.9377805; -83.7192266
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	Turrialba
Creation	11 June 1968
Area
• Total	22.29 km2 (8.61 sq mi)
Elevation	810 m (2,660 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,232
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30509

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

History

Santa Rosa was created on 11 June 1968 by Decreto Ejecutivo 20. Segregated from Turrialba. ^[2]

Geography

Santa Rosa has an area of 22.29 km^{2 [3]} and an elevation of 810 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	5,551	—
1984	3,874	−3.22%
2000	4,759	+1.29%
2011	5,232	+0.87%
2022	5,953	+1.18%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Santa Rosa had a population of 5,232 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 230

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.