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Birrisito

Coordinates: 9°50′56″N 83°50′46″W / 9.8488°N 83.846°W / 9.8488; -83.846
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Birrisito district
Birrisito district location in Costa Rica
Birrisito district location in Costa Rica
Birrisito
Birrisito district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°50′56″N 83°50′46″W / 9.8488°N 83.846°W / 9.8488; -83.846
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
CantonParaíso
Founded18 August 2021
Area
 • Total7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,325 m (4,347 ft)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
30206

Birrisito is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

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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

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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

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As of the 2011 census, the district hasn't been created and its population was part of Paraíso district.[4]

Locations

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  • Head town: Birrisito.
  • Hamlets: La Huerta, El Alto Jesús de la Misericordia (Alto Birrisito), El Carmen neighborhood, el Chiral.

Economy

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Agriculture

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There are crops of tomato, sweet chili, cucumber, beans, corn, vegetables, sweet potatoes, chayote and also coffee.[5]

Tourism

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There is rural tourism potential.[5]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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. ^ a b "La Gaceta N° 158" (PDF). La Gaceta (in Spanish) (158): 2. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.