Vuelta de Jorco
Vuelta de Jorco | |
|---|---|
 Vuelta de Jorco district | |
  Vuelta de Jorco Vuelta de Jorco district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°46′18″N 84°08′17″W / 9.7716043°N 84.1379691°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Aserrí |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.04 km2 (8.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,120 m (3,670 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,499 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10603 |
Vuelta de Jorco is a district of the Aserrí canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]Vuelta de Jorco has an area of 22.04 km2[3] and an elevation of 1,120 metres.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 1,194 | — |
| 1950 | 2,036 | +2.35% |
| 1963 | 3,082 | +3.24% |
| 1973 | 3,029 | −0.17% |
| 1984 | 3,608 | +1.60% |
| 2000 | 6,155 | +3.39% |
| 2011 | 6,499 | +0.50% |
| 2022 | 7,348 | +1.12% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Vuelta de Jorco had a population of 6,499 inhabitants. [6]
Economy
[edit]One of its towns, La Uruca, annually organizes, between July and August, the Feria Nacional del Jocote (National Fair of the Jocote), one of the best traditional festivals of the rainy season in Costa Rica. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "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).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.
- ^ Chaves Espinach, Fernando (7 August 2015). "La Uruca de Aserrí celebra el sabor del jocote en feria". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Se viene la VII Feria Nacional de Jocote". Revista ProAgro (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Siu Lanzas, María (17 August 2017). "Arranca Feria del Jocote este fin de semana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "9° Feria Nacional el Jocote 2014" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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