Tierra Blanca, Cartago
Tierra Blanca | |
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 View from Tierra Blanca | |
 Tierra Blanca district | |
  Tierra Blanca Tierra Blanca district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°55′50″N 83°53′22″W / 9.9306506°N 83.8893687°W | |
| 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[edit]
Tierra Blanca was created on 5 December 1919 by Decreto Ejecutivo 22.[2]
Geography[edit]
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[edit]
| Historical population | |||
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| 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% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Tierra Blanca had a population of 5,103 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation[edit]
Road transportation[edit]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Economy[edit]
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[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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- ^ "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.
 Districts of Cartago Province | |
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| Cartago |
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| Paraíso | |
| La Unión | |
| Jiménez | |
| Turrialba | |
| Alvarado | |
| Oreamuno | |
| El Guarco | |
| International | |
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| National | |
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