Parrita
Parrita | |
|---|---|
 African palm plantations in Parrita | |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Creation | 5 July 1971[1] |
| Head city | Parrita |
| Districts | 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 |
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Parrita is a canton and its only district in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3]
Toponymy
[edit]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
[edit]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 Pirrís River (also called the Parrita River) which encouraged migration of people from San José and Guanacaste.
Geography
[edit]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 Tusubres River and Damas River. Inland the canton is delineated by a series of rivers that meander through the valleys of the coastal mountain range.
Districts
[edit]The canton of Parrita is subdivided into only one district, occupying the same area as the whole canton:
- Parrita, with postal code 60901
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 11,901 | — |
| 1984 | 9,774 | −1.77% |
| 2000 | 12,112 | +1.35% |
| 2011 | 16,115 | +2.63% |
| 2022 | 20,068 | +2.01% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6] | ||
According to the 2011 census, Parrita had a population of 16,115 inhabitants.[7]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
 Districts of Puntarenas Province | |
|---|---|
| Puntarenas | |
| Esparza | |
| Buenos Aires | |
| Montes de Oro | |
| Osa | |
| Quepos | |
| Golfito | |
| Coto Brus | |
| Parrita | |
| Corredores | |
| Garabito | |
| Monteverde | |
| Puerto Jiménez | |
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