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]
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.
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.
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.
The 31 population centers in the district are:
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.
The district is covered by the following road routes: