{{Short description|District in San José, Costa Rica}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Tirrases | nickname = ''Tirra'' | settlement_type = [[Districts of Costa Rica|District]] | pushpin_map = Costa Rica | pushpin_map_alt = Tirrases district location in Costa Rica | pushpin_map_caption = Tirrases district location in Costa Rica | coordinates = {{coord|9.9015151|-84.0340513|display=inline,title}} | image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|type=shape|title=Tirrases district}} | map_alt = Tirrases district | map_caption = Tirrases district | image_skyline = Tirrases visto desde hacienda vieja costa rica.jpg | image_alt = Tirrases, seen from Hacienda Vieja | image_caption = Tirrases, seen from Hacienda Vieja | established_title = Creation | established_date = 21 August 1929 | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CRI}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[San José Province|San José]] | subdivision_type2 = Canton | subdivision_name2 = [[Curridabat (canton)|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

| timezone1 = [[UTC−06:00]] | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 11804 }} '''Tirrases''' is a [[Districts of Costa Rica|district]] of the [[Curridabat (canton)|Curridabat]] canton, in the [[San José Province|San José]] province of [[Costa Rica]].<ref name="divadm">{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607&param2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |accessdate=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="dta2017">{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}</ref>

== Toponymy == The district takes its name of the '''Tirrá''' tree ([[Ulmus mexicana]]).

== History == 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.

== Geography == Tirrases has an area of {{formatnum:1.87}} km<sup>2</sup><ref name="inecarea">{{cite web |language=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |accessdate=26 September 2020}}</ref> and an elevation of {{formatnum:1175}} metres.<ref name="divadm" />

== Demographics == {{CR Census population |1864= |1883= |1892= |1927= |1950=293 |1963=595 |1973=1453 |1984=5775 |2000=15826 |2011=16247 }} For the [[Costa Rica 2011 Census|2011 census]], Tirrases had a population of {{formatnum:16247}} inhabitants.<ref name="censo2011">{{cite web |language=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |accessdate=26 September 2020}}</ref>

== Transportation == === Road transportation === The district is covered by the following road routes: *[[File:CR RNS 210.svg|25px]] [[National Route 210 (Costa Rica)|National Route 210]] *[[File:CR RNS 211.svg|25px]] [[National Route 211 (Costa Rica)|National Route 211]]

== Education == 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.

== Health == 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''.

== Security == 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. [[Image:Tirrases barrio residencial.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''One of the various neighborhoods in Tirrases'']]

== External links == *[http://www.curridabat.go.cr Official page of Municipalidad de Curridabat] '''(Spanish)''' *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090822013910/http://www.curridabat.org/ Information about Curridabat canton] '''(Spanish)'''

== References == {{Portal|Costa Rica}} {{reflist}} {{Districts of San José Province}}

[[Category:Districts of San José Province]] [[Category:Populated places in San José Province]]

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