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Tirrases
San Josévillage
Tirrases
Total population
18,879
Founded
1929
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Tirrases is a district of the Curridabat canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
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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 km2 and an elevation of metres.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves36,627
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves32,654
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves32,359
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves32,138
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves31,960
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves30,544
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves30,352
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves27,196
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-08-017 km SE of Orosi, Costa Rica
- M 5.2 — 2026-07-0718 km NW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-07-034 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica
- M 3.2 — 2026-05-164 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 3.2 — 2026-05-1410 km SSW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-144 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in San José
- San Antonio0.7 mi away · pop. 11,000
- San Francisco de Dos Ríos1.1 mi away · pop. 20,209
- Fátima1.2 mi away
- Sánchez1.5 mi away · pop. 7,000
- Gravilias1.6 mi away
- Patarrá1.8 mi away
- Desamparados1.9 mi away · pop. 38,000
- Betania2.5 mi away · pop. 6,400
- Granadilla2.6 mi away · pop. 20,000
- Sabanilla2.6 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Los Guido2.7 mi away
- San Miguel2.8 mi away
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image