| Tirrases | |
| Nickname: | Tirra |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Tirrases district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Tirrases district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.9015°N -84.0341°W |
| Map Alt: | Tirrases district |
| Image Alt: | Tirrases, seen from Hacienda Vieja |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 21 August 1929 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | San José |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Curridabat |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.87 |
| Elevation M: | 1175 |
| Population Demonym: | Tirraseño |
| Population Total: | 16247 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Leader Title: | Syndic |
| Leader Name: | Julio Omar Quirós Porras |
| Leader Party: | Curridabat Siglo XXI |
| Leader Title1: | Substitute syndic |
| Leader Name1: | Dunia Montes Álvarez |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 11804 |
Tirrases is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
The district takes its name of the Tirrá tree (Ulmus mexicana).
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.
Tirrases has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres.
For the 2011 census, Tirrases had a population of inhabitants.[4]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
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.
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.
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.