Tirrases
Encyclopedia
Tirrases is a district
of the Curridabat Canton
in the San José Province
in Costa Rica
.
The district takes its name of the Tirrá tree (Ulmus mexicana
).
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.
Districts of Costa Rica
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of the Curridabat Canton
Curridabat Canton
Curridabat is the name of the 18th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of , and has a population of 72,564...
in the San José Province
San José Province
San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²...
in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
.
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
Ulmus mexicana
The Mexican Elm Ulmus mexicana Planch. is a large tree endemic to Mexico and Central America. It is most commonly found in cloud forest and the higher elevations of tropical rain forest with precipitation levels of between 2 m and 4 m per annum, ranging from San Luis Potosi south to Chiapas in...
).
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.External links
- Official page of Municipalidad de Curridabat (Spanish)
- Information about Curridabat canton (Spanish)