The origin of the name, it is said, has to do with a woman named Rita who lived in one of the original settlements. Rita had a business and received packages. "Es pa' Rita" (It's for Rita) was often heard so the canton was called Parrita.[citation needed]
Historyedit
Parrita was created on 5 July 1971 by decree 4787.[1]
Almost all of Costa Rican territory was inhabited before the arrival of the Spanish. The Huetars lived in this area. In 1924, a young German installed the first banana plantation near the Pirrís River (also called the Parrita River) which encouraged migration of people from San José and Guanacaste.
Geographyedit
Parrita has an area of 478.79 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 4 metres.[2]
The canton lies along the central Pacific coast between the mouths of the Tusubres River and Damas River. Inland the canton is delineated by a series of rivers that meander through the valleys of the coastal mountain range.
Districtsedit
The canton of Parrita is subdivided into only one district, occupying the same area as the whole canton:
^ abHernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ ab"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.
^División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica(PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN978-9977-58-477-5.
^"Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^"Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^"Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
^"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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parrita, canton, only, district, puntarenas, province, costa, rica, canton, districtafrican, palm, plantations, flagseal, canton, canton, location, costa, ricacoordinates, 5471005, 3464358, 5471005, 3464358country, costa, ricaprovincepuntarenascreation5, july,. Parrita is a canton and its only district in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica 2 3 ParritaCanton and DistrictAfrican palm plantations in ParritaFlagSealParrita cantonParritaParrita canton location in Costa RicaCoordinates 9 32 50 N 84 20 47 W 9 5471005 N 84 3464358 W 9 5471005 84 3464358Country Costa RicaProvincePuntarenasCreation5 July 1971 1 Head cityParritaDistrictsDistricts ParritaGovernment TypeMunicipality BodyMunicipalidad de ParritaArea Total478 79 km2 184 86 sq mi Elevation4 m 13 ft Population 2011 Total16 115 Density34 km2 87 sq mi Time zoneUTC 06 00Canton code609Websitemuniparrita wbr go wbr cr Contents 1 Toponymy 2 History 3 Geography 4 Districts 5 Demographics 6 Transportation 6 1 Road transportation 7 ReferencesToponymy editThe origin of the name it is said has to do with a woman named Rita who lived in one of the original settlements Rita had a business and received packages Es pa Rita It s for Rita was often heard so the canton was called Parrita citation needed History editParrita was created on 5 July 1971 by decree 4787 1 Almost all of Costa Rican territory was inhabited before the arrival of the Spanish The Huetars lived in this area In 1924 a young German installed the first banana plantation near the Pirris River also called the Parrita River which encouraged migration of people from San Jose and Guanacaste Geography editParrita has an area of 478 79 km2 4 and a mean elevation of 4 metres 2 The canton lies along the central Pacific coast between the mouths of the Tusubres River and Damas River Inland the canton is delineated by a series of rivers that meander through the valleys of the coastal mountain range Districts editThe canton of Parrita is subdivided into only one district occupying the same area as the whole canton Parrita with postal code 60901Demographics editHistorical populationCensus Pop 197311 901 19849 774 17 9 200012 11223 9 201116 11533 0 Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos 5 Centro Centroamericano de Poblacion 6 For the 2011 census Parrita had a population of 16 115 inhabitants 7 Transportation editRoad transportation edit The canton is covered by the following road routes nbsp National Route 34 nbsp National Route 239 nbsp National Route 301 nbsp National Route 318 nbsp National Route 607 nbsp National Route 609References edit nbsp Costa Rica portal a b Hernandez Hermogenes 1985 Costa Rica evolucion territorial y principales censos de poblacion 1502 1984 in Spanish 1 ed San Jose Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia pp 164 173 ISBN 9977 64 243 5 Retrieved 5 October 2020 a b Declara oficial para efectos administrativos la aprobacion de la Division Territorial Administrativa de la Republica N 41548 MGP Sistema Costarricense de Informacion Juridica in Spanish 19 March 2019 Retrieved 26 September 2020 Division Territorial Administrativa de la Republica de Costa Rica PDF in Spanish Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional 8 March 2017 ISBN 978 9977 58 477 5 Area en kilometros cuadrados segun provincia canton y distrito administrativo Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos in Spanish Retrieved 26 September 2020 Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos in Spanish Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadisticas Centro Centroamericano de Poblacion in Spanish Censo 2011 Poblacion total por zona y sexo segun provincia canton y distrito Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos in Spanish Retrieved 26 September 2020 nbsp This Costa Rican location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parrita amp oldid 1187854672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
