La Virgen Explained

La Virgen
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Alt:La Virgen district location in Costa Rica
Pushpin Map Caption:La Virgen district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:10.4312°N -84.0772°W
Map Alt:La Virgen district
Established Title:Creation
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Heredia
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:Sarapiquí
Area Total Km2:513.82
Elevation M:187
Population Total:10521
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:41002

La Virgen is a district of the Sarapiquí canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]

Geography

La Virgen has an area of km²[3] and an elevation of metres.

It presents a mountainous territory in its south end whereas in north direction the land goes down and ends in the plains of Sarapiquí.

Location

It is located in the northern region of the country and borders the districts of Cureña to the north, Varablanca de Heredia to the south, Puerto Viejo and Horquetas to the east. While to the west it borders with the province of Alajuela.

Its head, the town of La Virgen, is located 16.4 km (18 minutes) to the south of Puerto Viejo and 78.6 km (2 hours 9 minutes) to the N of San José, the nation's capital.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, La Virgen had a population of inhabitants. [4]

In this case, it is the third most populated area of the canton, behind Puerto Viejo y de Horquetas.

Settlements

The 31 population centers in the district are:

Economy

The extensive export-oriented pineapple is one of the foundations of the local economy.

The Virgin, its head, has health services, education, lodging and entertainment in recreational areas.

Tourism has an important presence in which the activities of wildlife observation and rafting tours in the Sarapiquí River stand out.

As for the trade, it emphasizes the sale of fast foods, groceries, shoes, clothes, appliances and souvenirs.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: es . Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP . Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica . 26 September 2020 . 19 March 2019.
  2. Book: es . División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica. 8 March 2017. Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. Web site: es . Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020 . 24 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia . dead .
  4. Web site: es . Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos . 26 September 2020.