Parrita (canton)
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Coordinates: 9°32′50″N 84°20′47″W / 9.5471005°N 84.3464358°WCoordinates: 9°32′50″N 84°20′47″W / 9.5471005°N 84.3464358°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Puntarenas |
Creation | 5 July 1971[1] |
Head city | Parrita |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Parrita |
Area | |
• Total | 478.79 km2 (184.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,115 |
• Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 609 |
Website | muniparrita |
Parrita is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Parrita district.
Toponymy[]
The origin of the name, it is said, has to do with a woman named Rita who lived in one of the original settlements. Rita had a business and received packages. "Es pa' Rita" (It's for Rita) was often heard so the canton was called Parrita.[citation needed]
History[]
Parrita was created on 5 July 1971 by decree 4787.[1]
Almost all of Costa Rican territory was inhabited before the arrival of the Spanish. The Huetars lived in this area. In 1924, a young German installed the first banana plantation near the (also called the Parrita River) which encouraged migration of people from San José and Guanacaste.
Geography[]
Parrita has an area of 478.79 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 4 metres.[2]
The canton lies along the central Pacific coast between the mouths of the and . Inland the canton is delineated by a series of rivers that meander through the valleys of the coastal mountain range.
Districts[]
The canton of Parrita is subdivided into only one district, occupying the same area as the whole canton:
- Parrita
Demographics[]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1973 | 11,901 | — | |
1984 | 9,774 | −17.9% | |
2000 | 12,112 | 23.9% | |
2011 | 16,115 | 33.0% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
For the 2011 census, Parrita had a population of 16,115 inhabitants. [7]
Transportation[]
Road transportation[]
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: 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).
- ^ "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.
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- Cantons of Puntarenas Province
- Populated places in Puntarenas Province