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| Quitirrisí | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Quitirrisí district | |
  QuitirrisíQuitirrisí district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°52′52″N 84°14′16″W / 9.8811276°N 84.2377742°W / 9.8811276; -84.2377742 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Canton | Mora |
| Creation | 11 September 2014 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.69 km (10.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,140 m (3,740 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 10707 |
Quitirrisí is the seventh district of the Mora canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
The district itself includes the Huetar indigenous territory of Quitirrisí. One of the touristic attractions of the district is the Rancho Biriteca, a cultural center to rescue and approach to the Huetar culture and handcrafting traditions. Handcrafted chests, hats and hammocks can be found and purchased in many indigenous-owned stores everywhere in the district.
Toponomy
The name of the district comes from the indigenous territory of Quitirrisí, which in turn comes from two trees well-known in the area, Quitirrí (Lasianthaea friticosa), that blooms annually in the mountains, and Risí, equally common in local flora.
History
Quitirrisí was created on 11 September 2014 by Law 9269.
The law was ratified seven days later and included the Huetar territory.
Huetar indigenous territory
Huetar is one of the twenty four indigenous territories of Costa Rica, legally established through the executive order no. 6036-G of 1976 and described as an indigenous hamlet in 1979. It was separated from the Colón and Tabarcia districts.
The inhabitants speak Spanish (the Huetar language has been extinct since the seventeenth century).
Some of the indigenous people produce artisanal products such as basketry and natural dyes, but mainly they work in the city. Indigenous people own 30% on the properties in the territory.
Geography
Quitirrisí has an area of 26.69 km and an elevation of 1,140 metres.
Demography
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,766 | — |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos Centro Centroamericano de Población | ||
For the 2011 census, Quitirrisí had not been created and therefore there are no census data before 2014, but in the indigenous territory, 999 (50,84%) of the inhabitants self-identified as being of indigenous ethnicity.
Villages
Villages in the area are: San Juan, San Martín, Quebrada Honda, Cañas, El Guaco.
Transport
Road transport
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
- ^ "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.
- Soto, Jimena (26 July 2014). "Diputados declaran reserva indígena Quitirrisí como distrito de Mora". CRHoy.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- "Rancho Biriteca S.A Reserva Indígena Quitirrisi de Mora". 24 September 2014.
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- Vaage, Kari (2011). Indigenous peoples in Costa Rica and El Diquis hydroelectric project: indigenous identity, consultation and representation (PDF). Norwegian University of life sciences.
- "Territorios Indígenas" (PDF). Instituto nacionale de estadistica y census. 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- INEC. "Anuario Estadístico 2014-2015" (PDF). Anuario Estadístico 2014 - 2015 "Comprendio de datos del país". Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- Crea el distrito 7°, Quitirrisí del Cantón de Mora Provincia de San José, de 18 de Septiembre de 2014
- "Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones, Declaratorias definitivas". www.tse.go.cr.
- "Estimaciones y Proyecciones de población | INEC". www.inec.go.cr. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- INEC. "Anuario Estadístico 2014-2015" (PDF). Anuario Estadístico 2014 - 2015 "Comprendio de datos del país". Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- Reserva Indígena Quitirrisí, Cantón de Mora Ticoindex; Mora
- "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.
- "Censo. 2011. Población total en territorios indígenas por autoidentificación a la etnia indígena y sexo, según pueblo y territorio indígena | Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos". 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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