| Turrialba | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Turrialba district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Turrialba district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.8897°N -83.6807°W |
| Map Alt: | Turrialba district |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cartago |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Turrialba |
| Area Total Km2: | 56.1 |
| Elevation M: | 646 |
| Population Total: | 26680 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Climate |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Af |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 30501 |
Turrialba is a district of the Turrialba canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
Turrialba has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres.
For the 2011 census, Turrialba had a population of inhabitants.[4]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
The main industries are textiles, agriculture and tourism. The Pacuare and Reventazón Rivers are notable for whitewater rafting, making Turrialba a mecca for the sport.
"Several cities developed and prospered as a result of the building of the railroad to the Caribbean; Turrialba is one of these, and its architectural, spatial and ethnic makeup is different from other towns. Declared a City of National Archeological Interest, this town is the entryway to the Costa Rican Caribbean.
Turrialba’s outskirts contain appealing rural communities such as Santa Cruz, where homemade Turrialba cheese is produced, La Suiza and Aquiares, as well as the rapids of the Reventazón and Pacuare rivers."[5] Serpentario Viborana, a snake rehabilitation center, is also located in Turrialba.[6]
The town is also home to the only official Major League baseball factory, moved there from Haiti by Rawlings in the late 1980s. This factory is a major employer in an otherwise exclusively farming economy.[7]
Two universities are located here: the Tropical Agronomy Research and Learning Centre (CATIE), of international influence, and the University of Costa Rica.
The town's football club is Turrialba FC, who have spent several seasons in the Costa Rican Primera División. They play their home games at the Estadio Rafael Ángel Camacho.