Paraíso, Costa Rica

Paraíso
District
Ruins of Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Limpia Concepcion, built in the 1560s.
Paraíso district
Paraíso Paraíso district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°49′56″N 83°50′46″W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Canton	Paraíso
Founded	1823
Area
• Total	19.5 km^2 (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,325 m (4,347 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,601
• Density	1,100/km^2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	30201
Climate	Am

Paraíso (Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈiso]) is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

History

It was established in 1823.[3]

Geography

Paraíso has an area of 19.5 km²[4] and an elevation of 1,325 metres.[1] It is located 8 km southeast of Cartago.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1864	1,882	—
1883	1,904	+0.06%
1892	1,899	−0.03%
1927	3,048	+1.36%
1950	4,013	+1.20%
1963	7,225	+4.63%
1973	10,211	+3.52%
1984	14,880	+3.48%
2000	33,398	+5.18%
2011	20,601	−4.30%
2022	25,295	+1.88%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

As of the 2011 census, Paraíso has a population of 20,601 inhabitants.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 10
• National Route 224
• National Route 404
• National Route 416

Points of interest

• Farmer's Market in the center of town
• Finca la Flor de Paraiso (a non-profit organic farm)

Sister cities

Paraíso has one sister city:[8]

• Coral Springs, Florida, United States

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. Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer, 1952 Edition, p. 1428
4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
6. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
7. "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.
8. "Online Directory: Florida, USA." Retrieved on June 20, 2007. Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine