Tierra Blanca, Cartago

Tierra Blanca
District
View from Tierra Blanca
Tierra Blanca district
Tierra Blanca Tierra Blanca district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°55′50″N83°53′22″W / 9.9306506°N 83.8893687°W / 9.9306506; -83.8893687 Coordinates: 9°55′50″N83°53′22″W / 9.9306506°N 83.8893687°W / 9.9306506; -83.8893687
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	Cartago
Creation	5 December 1919
Area
• Total	12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Elevation	2,080 m (6,820 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,103
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30108

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

History

Tierra Blanca was created on 5 December 1919 by Decreto Ejecutivo 22. ^[2]

Geography

Tierra Blanca has an area of 12.75 km² ^[3] and an elevation of 2,080 metres. ^[1] It is located about 3 miles north of the city of Cartago, Costa Rica; resting on the slopes of the mountain whose summit is the Irazú Volcano.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1927	1,102		—
1950	1,819		65.1%
1963	2,284		25.6%
1973	2,656		16.3%
1984	3,527		32.8%
2000	4,639		31.5%
2011	5,103		10.0%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Tierra Blanca had a population of 5,103 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 401

Economy

Tierra Blanca is a small farming community made up of about 5,000 inhabitants of mostly Spanish descent. The people of Tierra Blanca farm mostly potatoes, onions and carrots, with a few who farm strawberries as well. The climate is moderate, but cold in comparison with the rest of Costa Rica.

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). 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.