Turrialba
Turrialba is a district of the Turrialba canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.
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Key facts
• Name — Turrialba • Settlement Type — District • Established Title — Creation • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Cartago • Subdivision Type2 — Canton • Subdivision Name2 — Turrialba • Area Total Km2 — 56.1 • Elevation M — 646 • Population Total — 26680 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — UTC−06:00 • Blank Name Sec1 — Climate • Blank Info Sec1 — Af • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 30501
Geography
Geography
Turrialba has an area of km 2 and an elevation of metres.
Demographics
Demographics
For the 2011 census, Turrialba had a population of inhabitants.
Road transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes: • National Route 10 • National Route 230 • National Route 411 • National Route 415
Economy
Economy
The main industries are textiles, agriculture, and tourism. The Pacuare and Reventazón Rivers are notable for whitewater rafting, making Turrialba a mecca for the sport. "Several cities developed and prospered as a result of the building of the railroad to the Caribbean; Turrialba is one of these, and its architectural, spatial and ethnic makeup is different from other towns. Declared a City of National Archeological Interest, this town is the entryway to the Costa Rican Caribbean. Turrialba’s outskirts contain appealing rural communities such as Santa Cruz, where homemade Turrialba cheese is produced, La Suiza and Aquiares, as well as the rapids of the Reventazón and Pacuare rivers." Serpentario Viborana, a snake rehabilitation center, is also located in Turrialba.
Baseball factory
Baseball factory
The town is also home to the only official Major League baseball factory, moved there from Haiti by Rawlings in the late 1980s. This factory is a major employer in an otherwise exclusively farming economy.
Education and Research
Education and Research
Two universities are located here: the Tropical Agronomy Research and Learning Centre (CATIE), of international influence, and the University of Costa Rica.
Sports
Sports
The town's football club is Turrialba FC, who have spent several seasons in the Costa Rican Primera División. They play their home games at the Estadio Rafael Ángel Camacho.
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- 1.Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP. Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica. 19 March 2019.
- 2.Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica. 8 March 2017. 978-9977-58-477-5.
- 3.Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos.
- 4.World Meteorological Organization. World Weather Information Service.
- 5.Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos.
- 6.Costa Rica tourisme site officiel. Hôtels, agences de voyages, location de voiture et excursions.
- 7.Kahler, Karl. Turrialba: Why the population explosion of Costa Rican snakes near people?. The Tico Times. 31 Aug 2015.
- 8.Did You Know Rawlings Baseballs are Made in Turrialba, Costa Rica?. 4 July 2018.
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