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Coordinates: 10°1910N 83°5753W / 10.3195116°N 83.9647424°W / 10.3195116; -83.9647424
 

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Las Horquetas
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Las Horquetas district
Las Horquetas district location in Costa Rica
Las Horquetas district location in Costa Rica

Las Horquetas

Las Horquetas district location in Costa Rica

Coordinates: 10°19′10N 83°57′53W / 10.3195116°N 83.9647424°W / 10.3195116; -83.9647424
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceHeredia
CantonSarapiquí
Area
 • Total565.41 km2 (218.31 sq mi)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total24,331
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
41003

Las Horquetas is a district of the Sarapiquí canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Location

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It is located in the northern region of the country and borders the neighborhoods of Puerto Viejo to the north, Varablanca de Heredia to the south and La Virgen to the west. While to the east it borders with the province of Limón.

Its head, the village of Horquetas, is 16.9 km (16 minutes) to the SE of Puerto Viejo city and 68.5 km (1 hour and 14 minutes) to the NE of San José city, the capital of the nation. Another important and slightly larger village is Rio Frio, which is about 8.5 km to the west (12 minutes).

Geography

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Las Horquetas has an area of 565.41 km²[3] and an elevation of 68 metres.[1]

It presents a mountainous territory in its southwest zone, whereas in direction north and east, the land descends and ends in the plains of Sarapiquí.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
Census Pop.
19737,236
198410,35143.0%
200020,09494.1%
201124,33121.1%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Las Horquetas had a population of 24,331 inhabitants.[7] It is the most populated of the canton, ahead even of Puerto Viejoy La Virgen.[8]

Settlements

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The district's 37 population centers are:

Economy

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It plays an important role in the area, the extensive cultivation of bananas and pineapples for export purposes, dominating the landscape and being the main source of income for many of its inhabitants.

Horquetas, his head, and the village of Rio Frio, have health and education services.

Entertainment services are also offered in recreational areas.

In terms of trade, it is remarkable the sale of groceries, shoes, clothes, appliances and various accessories.

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.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "Characterization Sarapiqui Territory" (pdf). INDER.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "2011 Census Population Report" (PDF). INEC. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
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