Tuis District

Tuis is a district of the Turrialba canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Tuis
District
Tuis district
Tuis district location in Costa Rica
Tuis district location in Costa Rica
Tuis
Tuis district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.840193°N 83.5608858°W / 9.840193; -83.5608858
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
CantonTurrialba
Creation11 June 1968
Area
 • Total38.88 km2 (15.01 sq mi)
Elevation
735 m (2,411 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,837
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
30507

History

Tuis was created on 11 June 1968 by Decreto Ejecutivo 20. Segregated from La Suiza.[2]

Geography

Tuis has an area of 38.88 km²[3] and an elevation of 735 metres.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19731,422—
19842,10648.1%
20002,63024.9%
20112,8377.9%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Tuis had a population of 2,837 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References
  1. "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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