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TarrazĂș (canton)

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TarrazĂș
Canton
San Marcos Roman Catholic church
San Marcos Roman Catholic church
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TarrazĂș canton
TarrazĂș canton location in San JosĂ© Province##TarrazĂș canton location in Costa Rica
TarrazĂș canton location in San JosĂ© Province##TarrazĂș canton location in Costa Rica
TarrazĂș
TarrazĂș canton location in San JosĂ© Province
TarrazĂș canton location in San JosĂ© Province##TarrazĂș canton location in Costa Rica
TarrazĂș canton location in San JosĂ© Province##TarrazĂș canton location in Costa Rica
TarrazĂș
TarrazĂș canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°34â€Č59″N 84°03â€Č53″Wï»ż / ï»ż9.5830753°N 84.064823°Wï»ż / 9.5830753; -84.064823
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Creation7 August 1868
Head citySan Marcos
Districts
Districts
Government
 ‱ TypeMunicipality
 ‱ BodyMunicipalidad de TarrazĂș
 ‱ MayorFernando Portuguez Parra (PUSC)
Area
 ‱ Total
291.27 km2 (112.46 sq mi)
Elevation
1,471 m (4,826 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 ‱ Total
16,280
 ‱ Estimate 
(2022)
17,810
 ‱ Density55.89/km2 (144.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code105
Websitemunitarrazu.cr

TarrazĂș is the fifth canton in the province of San JosĂ© in Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city of the canton is San Marcos. It is part of Los Santos Zone, together with Dota and LeĂłn CortĂ©s Castro.

History

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The canton was established by a legislative decree of 7 August 1868.[3] It was part of the Desamparados canton by that time.

Government

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Mayor

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According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[4] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the Social Christian Unity Party candidate, Fernando Portuguez Parra, was elected mayor of the canton with 50.15% of the votes, with Marjorie Castro Barrantes and Alejandro Javier Bonilla Herrera as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[5]

Mayors of TarrazĂș since the 2002 elections[6]
Period Name Party
2002–2006 JosĂ© Rodolfo Naranjo Naranjo PUSC
2006–2010 Iván Suárez Sandí PLN
2010–2016 Bernardo Barboza Picado
2016–2020 Ana Lorena Rovira GutiĂ©rrez PUSC
2020–2024
2024–2028 Fernando Portuguez Parra

Municipal Council

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Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. TarrazĂș's Municipal Council has 5 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[4] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:

Current composition of the Municipal Council of TarrazĂș after the 2024 municipal elections[7]
Political parties in the Municipal Council of TarrazĂș
Political party Regidores
№ Owner Substitute
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 3 Keisy Daniela Gutiérrez Valverde María Victoria Naranjo Abarca
Carlos Luis Abarca Cruz Juan Diego Blanco Valverde
Melania Chaves Chanto Karen Lizeth Vargas Navarro
National Liberation Party (PLN) 2 Karol Tatiana Navarro Monge María Rosario Umaña Retana
Wilmer Alvarado Fonseca Isaac Facundo Madrigal Vargas

Geography

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Pacific Ocean in the distance, as seen from TarrazĂș.

TarrazĂș has an area of 291.27 square kilometres (112.46 sq mi) and a mean elevation of 1,471 metres (4,826 ft).[8][1]

The PirrĂ­s River (also known as Parrita River) establishes much of the northern boundary of the three-pronged canton, which reaches south across the Coastal Mountain Range to its border with the canton of Quepos in Puntarenas Province.

TarrazĂș is located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the capital, San JosĂ©, in a pristine valley surrounded by mountains that are part of the Talamanca Sierra in southern Costa Rica. Downtown San Marcos is 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) above sea level but is surrounded by peaks as high as 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above sea level.

Districts

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The canton of TarrazĂș is subdivided into three districts:

  1. San Marcos
  2. San Lorenzo
  3. San Carlos

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
18831,378—    
18922,583+7.23%
19275,734+2.30%
19507,435+1.14%
19635,392−2.44%
19737,542+3.41%
19848,845+1.46%
200014,160+2.98%
201116,280+1.28%
202217,810+0.82%
Source: Instituto Nacional de EstadĂ­stica y Censos[9]
Centro Centroamericano de PoblaciĂłn[10]

TarrazĂș had an estimated population of 17,810 in 2022, an increase from its 16,280 inhabitants at the time of the 2011 census.[11][12]

In 2022, TarrazĂș had a Human Development Index of 0.668.[13]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Economy

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Highland coffee is the main source of income of local people. However, tourism and avocado production are of increased importance. During the months of December, January and February, population increases three-fold due to harvest time. San Marcos, the biggest town in the region, has become the center of economic activity.

More recently, the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity has invested millions of dollars in the PirrĂ­s Hydro Dam, scheduled to start generating energy by March 2011. The Hydro Dam is now the highest structure of its kind in Central America and will be key to the economic development of the region, not only in the highlands but the coastal regions of Quepos and Parrita.

The region is deeply dependent on remittances from emigres who live in the United States, namely New Jersey. Few households in the region do not have a family member who lives and works in the United States. This outmigration has led to an influx of thousands of Panamanian laborers to help realize the annual coffee harvest.[14]

TarrazĂș, particularly the San Lorenzo area, is felt to produce the most desirable coffee in Costa Rica.[15] Finca Palmilera coffee is grown here.[16] In November 2012, it was the most expensive coffee sold in Starbucks coffee shops in the United States.[17]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobaciĂłn de la DivisiĂłn Territorial Administrativa de la RepĂșblica N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de InformaciĂłn JurĂ­dica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ↑ DivisiĂłn Territorial Administrativa de la RepĂșblica de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. ↑ HernĂĄndez, HermĂłgenes (1985). Costa Rica: evoluciĂłn territorial y principales censos de poblaciĂłn 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San JosĂ©: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 Asamblea Legislativa de la RepĂșblica de Costa Rica (13 May 2024). "CĂłdigo Municipal" [Municipal Code]. Sistema Costarricense de InformaciĂłn JurĂ­dica (in Spanish).
  5. ↑ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (21 February 2024). "N.° 1658-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elecciĂłn de alcaldĂ­as y vicealcaldĂ­as de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de San JosĂ©, para el perĂ­odo comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. ↑ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Resoluciones declaratorias de elección". Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (12 February 2024). "N.° 2218-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elecciĂłn de regidurĂ­as de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de San JosĂ©, para el perĂ­odo comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Instituto Geográfico Nacional de Costa Rica (20 June 2024). "División Territorial Administrativa, 2024 – Totales de Provincias, Cantones y Distritos de Costa Rica" [Administrative Territorial Division, 2024 – Totals of Provinces, Cantons and Districts of Costa Rica] (PDF) (in Spanish).
  9. ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  10. ↑ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  11. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (July 2023). Estimación de Población y Vivienda 2022 : Resultados Generales [2022 Population and Housing Estimate : General Results] (PDF) (in Spanish). ISBN 9789930525753. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Censo. 2011. PoblaciĂłn total por zona y sexo, segĂșn provincia, cantĂłn y distrito" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de EstadĂ­stica y Censos. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  13. ↑ Sistema Nacional de Información y Registro Único de Beneficiarios del Estado; Escuela de Estadística de la Universidad de Costa Rica; Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (9 June 2023). "Atlas de Desarrollo Humano Cantonal en Costa Rica, 2022". Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  14. ↑ Kordick, Carmen. The Saints of Progress: Coffee, Migration, and Costa Rican National Identity. University of Alabama Press, 2019.
  15. ↑ Elizabeth Barham, Bertil Sylvander (24 June 2011). Labels of Origin for Food: Local Development, Global Recognition. CABI. p. 146. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  16. ↑ "Costa Rica Finca Palmilera", Roy Street Coffee and Tea. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  17. ↑ Josh Sanburn (30 November 2012). "The $7 Cup of Starbucks: A Logical Extension of the Coffee Chain's Long-Term Strategy". Time.
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