Tirrases
Tirrases is a district of the Curridabat Canton in the San José Province in Costa Rica.
Tirrases de Curridabat Tirraseño | |
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 Flag | |
| Nickname(s): Tirra | |
| Coordinates: 09°56′N 84°05′W | |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Province | San José Province |
| Canton | Curridabat |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Syndic | Julio Omar Quirós Porras (Curridabat Siglo XXI) |
| • Substitute syndic | Dunia Montes Álvarez |
| Elevation | 1,208 m (3,963 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 18,879 |
| • Demonym | Tirraseño |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| Area code(s) | + 506 |
| Website | http://www.curridabat.go.cr |
History
The Curridabat canton was founded on 21 August 1929, as the 18th province of San José. With the creation of the canton also was created the district.
The district takes its name of the Tirrá tree (Ulmus mexicana).
Demography
Men: 9,622 Women: 9,257 Total: 18,879 (2005) Almost the half of the district's population is under 20 years old (44.26%)
Education
6.98% of the population doesn't have any education. The district has two public schools: the Escuela Centroamérica and Escuela 15 de Agosto. Tirrases also has a public high school called Colegio Técnico Profesional Uladislao Gámez Solano (Fund 2006). This high school is located at the Catholic Church of Las Mercedes and had a population of 60 students in 2007.
Health
The health services are provided by the EBAIS (Equipo Básico de Atención Integral en Salud) located at Hacienda Vieja, 200 north and 25 east from the Liceo de Curridabat.
Security
As per the official statements domestic violence is the most common security issue, but non-official data shows that drugs and gang warfare are the main problems in this zone.
References
External links
- Official page of Municipalidad de Curridabat (Spanish)
- Information about Curridabat canton (Spanish)