Birrisito
Birrisito | |
|---|---|
 Birrisito district | |
  Birrisito Birrisito district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°50′56″N 83°50′46″W / 9.8488°N 83.846°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | Paraíso |
| Founded | 18 August 2021 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,325 m (4,347 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30206 |
Birrisito is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
History[edit]
The district was proposed on 13 July 2020 by the deputy Paola Valladares (PLN-Cartago) under the file 22076 of the Legislative Assembly, which was approved in a second debate on 12 July 2021 and eventually created under Law No.° 10004, signed on 28 July 2021 and published in La Gaceta No.° 158 of 18 August 2021.[3]
Due to the general elections of 2022, the district would be incorporated until the after that event.
It was segregated from Paraíso, the first district of the canton.
Geography[edit]
Birrisito has an area of 7.5 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,325 metres.[1]
It is located 8 km southeast of Cartago.
Demographics[edit]
As of the 2011 census, the district hasn't been created and its population was part of Paraíso district.[4]
Locations[edit]
- Head town: Birrisito.
- Hamlets: La Huerta, El Alto Jesús de la Misericordia (Alto Birrisito), El Carmen neighborhood, el Chiral.
Economy[edit]
Agriculture[edit]
There are crops of tomato, sweet chili, cucumber, beans, corn, vegetables, sweet potatoes, chayote and also coffee.[5]
Tourism[edit]
There is rural tourism potential.[5]
Transportation[edit]
Road transportation[edit]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References[edit]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "La Gaceta N° 158" (PDF). La Gaceta (in Spanish) (158): 2. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Fernández, Karen (10 August 2021). "Danny Fonseca destaca los atributos de Birrisito, el nuevo distrito paraiseño". La Teja (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
 Districts of Cartago Province | |
|---|---|
| Cartago |
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| Paraíso | |
| La Unión | |
| Jiménez | |
| Turrialba | |
| Alvarado | |
| Oreamuno | |
| El Guarco | |
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