Santa Teresita District

Santa Teresita
District
Santa Teresita district
Santa Teresita Santa Teresita district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°59′10″N83°40′16″W / 9.986014°N 83.6709824°W / 9.986014; -83.6709824
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	Turrialba
Creation	11 June 1968
Area
• Total	60 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,744
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30505

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

History

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

Geography

Santa Teresita has an area of 60 km² ^[3] and an elevation of 480 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	2,894	—
1984	3,835	+2.59%
2000	5,095	+1.79%
2011	4,744	−0.65%
2022	6,121	+2.34%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Santa Teresita had a population of 4,744 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 415

Tourism

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

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.