| Birrisito | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Birrisito district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Birrisito district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.8488°N -83.846°W |
| Map Alt: | Birrisito district |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 18 August 2021 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cartago |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Paraíso |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.5 |
| Elevation M: | 1325 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 30206 |
Birrisito is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
The district was proposed on 13 July 2020 by the deputy Paola Valladares (PLN-Cartago) under the file 22076 of the Legislative Assembly, which was approved in a second debate on 12 July 2021 and eventually created under Law No.° 10004, signed on 28 July 2021 and published in La Gaceta No.° 158 of 18 August 2021.[3]
Due to the general elections of 2022, the district would be incorporated until the after that event.
It was segregated from Paraíso, the first district of the canton.
Birrisito has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres.
It is located 8 km southeast of Cartago.
As of the 2011 census, the district hasn't been created and its population was part of Paraíso district.[4]
There are crops of tomato, sweet chili, cucumber, beans, corn, vegetables, sweet potatoes, chayote and also coffee.[5]
There is rural tourism potential.[5]
The district is covered by the following road routes: