# Turrialba Canton, Cartago Province – Population & Districts

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Canton · Cartago Province 

# Turrialba Canton

Turrialba Canton is a canton of Costa Rica in Cartago Province. It had an estimated **73,606 people** in 2021 on 1,589 km² (about 46 per km²). It is divided into 12 districts. 291 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 417 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 73,606people (2021)
- 1,589km²
- 12districts
- 417mapped services

## How many people live in Turrialba Canton?

Turrialba Canton had an estimated **73,606 people** in 2021 — 13.5% of Cartago Province, 20th of 83 cantons. There are 990 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Cartago Province figure of 991). Spread over 1,589 km², that is about **46 people per km²**, 64th of 83 cantons.

21.3% of people are children under 15 and 11.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 34 years (it is 33 across Cartago Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 48 children and older people.

0–4 ****5,036**

5–9 ****5,453**

10–14 ****5,161**

15–19 ****5,113**

20–24 ****5,753**

25–29 ****5,936**

30–34 ****5,978**

35–39 ****5,442**

40–44 ****4,925**

45–49 ****4,309**

50–54 ****4,396**

55–59 ****4,331**

60–64 ****3,689**

65–69 ****2,854**

70–74 ****1,946**

75+ ****3,284**

Source: [Costa Rica National Statistics Office (NSO) via OCHA HDX, population 2021 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-cri).

## Where is Turrialba Canton?

Turrialba Canton lies in [Cartago Province](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/), [Costa Rica](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/). It borders 11 other cantons: [Alvarado Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/alvarado/), [Guácimo Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/limon/guacimo/), [Jiménez Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/jimenez/), [Limón Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/limon/limon/), [Matina Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/limon/matina/), [Oreamuno Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/oreamuno/), [Paraíso Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/paraiso/), [Pococí Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/limon/pococi/), [Pérez Zeledón Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/san-jose/perez-zeledon/), [Siquirres Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/limon/siquirres/) and [Talamanca Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/limon/talamanca/). By area it is the 11th largest of 84 cantons in Costa Rica. It covers 51.4% of [Cartago Province](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/). The centre of Turrialba Canton is about 66 km in a straight line from San José, the capital. It is about 47 km from Cartago, the main town of Cartago Province. The centre point is at 9.7840° N, 83.4994° W.

Source: [Costa Rica National Statistics Office (NSO) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-cri).

## Things to see in and around Turrialba Canton

OpenStreetMap lists 27 named sights in Turrialba Canton: 9 attractions; 6 waterfalls; 2 ruins; 2 national parks; 2 viewpoints; 2 archaeological sites; 1 museum; 1 volcano; 1 zoo; 1 monument.

- Museo Omar Salazar Obando · museum
- Monumento Nacional Guayabo · archaeological site
- Monumento nacional Guayabo · archaeological site
- Aquiares warerfall · waterfall
- Catarata · waterfall
- Catarata Ayil · waterfall
- Catarata La Bruja · waterfall
- Catarata del Río Chirripo · waterfall
- waterfall Aquiares (the small one) · waterfall
- Parque Nacional Barbilla · national park
- Parque Nacional Volcán Turrialba · national park
- Cerro Alto Lodge · viewpoint
- Mirador · viewpoint
- 1 Catarata · attraction
- 2 Cataratas · attraction
- Aquiares Estate Coffee · attraction
- Catarata Folio 28 · attraction
- Catarata Río Turrialba · attraction
- Catarata de Alto Varas · attraction
- Cataratas las Trillizas · attraction
- La Muralla Waterfall · attraction
- Paradero Turístico San Buenaventura · attraction
- Ingenio La Central (Antiguo) · ruins
- Natural monument (Tree) · monument
- Serpentario Viborana · zoo
- Túnel del antiguo Ferrocarril al Atlántico · ruins
- Volcan Turrialba · volcano

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Turrialba Canton

- Time zoneUTC−6, no daylight saving · America/Costa_Rica
- CurrencyColon (CRC)
- Country calling code+506
- LanguagesSpanish, English
- Plug typesType A, B · 120 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- Limón International Airport (LIO) · Limón56 km
- Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) · San Jose73 km

### Nearest railway station

Estación Santiago (Santiago), about 34 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 05:42, sunset around 17:15).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Districts of Turrialba Canton

District People per km² Area km² Localities Services 

[Turrialba](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/turrialba/) 27,108 479 57 59 184 

[La Suiza](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/la-suiza/) 7,957 49 161 33 38 

[La Isabel](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/la-isabel/) 6,361 321 20 14 9 

[Santa Rosa](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/santa-rosa/) 5,731 308 19 12 15 

[Santa Teresita](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/santa-teresita/) 5,389 90 60 37 20 

[Pavones](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/pavones/) 4,632 110 42 14 29 

[Chirripó](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/chirripo/) 4,575 4.9 941 51 47 

[Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/santa-cruz/) 3,788 29 130 26 36 

[Tuis](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/tuis/) 2,962 76 39 31 8 

[Tayutic](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/tayutic/) 2,519 34 75 19 11 

[Tres Equis](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/tres-equis/) 1,962 53 37 13 18 

[Peralta](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/peralta/) 622 64 9.7 7 2 

Source: [Costa Rica National Statistics Office (NSO) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-cri); [Costa Rica National Statistics Office (NSO) via OCHA HDX, population 2021 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-cri).

## Villages and localities in Turrialba Canton

Open gazetteers list **291 villages, towns and localities** in Turrialba Canton. The largest with a recorded population: Turrialba (28,955) and La Suiza (2,434). Settlements here lie between about 113 m and 2,684 m above sea level (median 835 m).

- Abel Sáenz
- Alto Alemania
- Alto Buenavista
- Alto Corozal
- Alto June
- Alto La Cruz
- Alto Moravia
- Alto Quetzal
- Alto Surtubal
- Alto Varal
- Alto de Sión
- Alto de Varas
- Alto del Torito
- Altos Surtubal
- Américas
- Angostura
- Aquiares
- Aragón
- Aserradero
- Atirro
- Azul
- Bajo Barrientos
- Bajo Las Minas
- Bajo Pacuare
- Bajo Pacuare Norte
- Bajo Pacuare Sur
- Bajos de Bonilla
- Balalaica
- Bolsón
- Bonilla
- Bonilla Arriba
- Buenavista
- Buenos Aires
- Bóveda
- Cabeza de Buey
- Cabiria
- Calle Vargas
- Calle Vieja
- Campabadal
- Camusa
- Canadá
- Carmen
- Carmen Lyra
- Carolina
- Carrizal
- Cas
- Castro Salazar
- Cañaveral
- Cedros
- Cementerio
- Cerro Azul
- Chirripó
- Chirripó Abajo
- Chirripó Arriba
- Chitaría
- Chiz
- Cien Manzanas
- Cimarrones
- Cinchona
- Clorito Picado
- Colonia El Silencio
- Colonia Guayabo
- Colonia San Lucas
- Colonia San Ramón
- Colonia Silencio
- Colonias
- Colonias Arriba
- Colorado
- Cooperativa
- Corazón de Jesús
- Corralón
- Cruzada
- Damaris
- Danta
- Dominica
- Don Tomás
- Dos
- Dos Amigos
- Dulce Nombre
- El Bambú
- El Cable
- El Carmen
- El Cas
- El Coyol
- El Cruce
- El Dos
- El Milagro
- El Mora
- El Palomo
- El Poró
- El Progreso
- El Recreo
- El Sauce
- El Seis
- El Silencio
- El Trazado
- El Verolíz
- El Verolíz II
- El Volcán
- Eslabón
- Esmeralda
- Esperanza
- Fila Carbón
- Finca Joya
- Flor
- Florencia
- Fortuna
- Fuente
- Gallina Barata
- Grano de Oro
- Guadalupe
- Guanacasteca
- Guaria
- Guayabo
- Guayabo Abajo
- Guayabo Arriba
- Guineal
- Haciendita
- Imas
- Isabel
- Isla Bonita
- Jabillos
- Jalakicbicha
- Jekui
- Jesús María
- Jicotea
- Jokbata
- Jorge Debravo
- Kaberi
- La Amistad
- La Angustura
- La Cecilia
- La Colina
- La Cruzada
- La Dominica
- La Doris
- La Flor
- La Fuente
- La Guaria
- La Haciendita
- La Leona
- La Margot
- La Orieta
- La Pastora
- La Picada
- La Pradera
- La Recta
- La Selva
- La Suiza
- La Susanita
- La Tostadora
- Lajas
- Las Abras
- Las Colonias
- Las Golondrinas
- Las Nubes
- Las Pavas
- Las Quebradas
- Las Virtudes
- Lecheria
- Leona
- Lina Kichá
- Linda Vista
- Llano Bonito
- Loma Azul
- Los Araya
- Los Baches
- Los Cipreses
- Los Manes
- Los Olivos
- Los Ángeles
- Líbano
- Margarita
- Margot
- Mata Guineo
- Mata de Guineo
- Mina
- Mollejones
- Moravia
- Murcia
- Máquina Vieja
- Namaldí
- Nimarí
- Noche Buena
- Nueva Flor
- Nuevos Horizontes
- Numa
- Omar Salazar
- Oriente
- Pacayitas
- Pacuare
- Pacuare Arriba
- Palo Alto
- Palomo
- Paso Marcos
- Pastor
- Pastora
- Paulina
- Pavas
- Pavones
- Peralta
- Picada
- Piedra Grande
- Piedra Redonda
- Pilón de Azúcar
- Platanillo
- Playa Hermosa
- Porvenir
- Poró
- Pradera
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Raicero
- Raíz de Hule
- Recope
- Recreo
- Repasto
- Reunión
- Rincón de La Esperanza
- Roncha
- Río Blanco
- Río Claro
- Sacro
- San Agustín
- San Antonio
- San Bernardo
- San Bosco
- San Cayetano
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Gerardo
- San Joaquín
- San Juan Bosco
- San Juan Norte
- San Juan Sur
- San Martín
- San Pablo
- San Rafael
- San Ramón
- San Vicente
- Sandoval
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cristina
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Tecla
- Santa Teresita
- Santubal
- Santubal Sur
- Sauce
- Setenta
- Shukëbachari
- Sictaya
- Silencio
- Simiriñac
- Sirú
- Sitio Hilda (Jamo)
- Sitio de Mata
- Sol
- Sonia
- Sulaju
- Surí
- Tacotal
- Tajo
- Tayutic
- Tkanyäkä
- Tobosi
- Tomás Guardia
- Torito
- Torito Sur
- Torrealba
- Tres Equis
- Trinidad
- Tsimari
- Tsiniklari
- Tsipiri
- Tsipiriñak
- Tsirbäklä
- Tuis
- Turrialba
- Unión
- Valle Escondido
- Vargas
- Verbena Norte
- Verbena Sur
- Vereh
- Yama
- Yöldi Kichá
- Ángeles
- Ánimas
- Ñoribata
- Ñuka Kichá

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Turrialba Canton

Named natural and historic features inside Turrialba Canton, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

202 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall.

- Catarata Ayil
- Quebrada Alcantarilla
- Quebrada Arena
- Quebrada Ariete
- Quebrada Armado
- Quebrada Atalaya
- Quebrada Avioneta
- Quebrada Azul
- Quebrada Bajkey
- Quebrada Bakei
- Quebrada Barahona
- Quebrada Barreal
- Quebrada Bolori
- Quebrada Bóveda
- Quebrada Caledonia
- Quebrada Camacho
- Quebrada Campamento
- Quebrada Carnicería
- Quebrada Caño Seco
- Quebrada Ceciliana
- Quebrada Cerro Azul
- Quebrada Chancha
- Quebrada Chanchera
- Quebrada Cinco

…and 179 more.

### Coast and islands

1 bay.

- Bahía Río Grande

### Hills and mountains

27 mountains; 8 hills; 2 valleys.

- Loma Encerrada · 3,587 m
- Valle Lagos · 3,509 m
- Cerro Urán · 3,431 m
- Cerro San Carlos · 3,228 m
- Cerro Tiendilla · 2,715 m
- Cerro Siliko · 1,914 m
- Cerro Buruy · 1,911 m
- Cerro Mirador · 1,898 m
- Cerro Silencio · 1,849 m
- Cerro Kabébeta · 1,736 m
- Cerro Tsuitébeta · 1,631 m
- Cerro La Cruz · 1,620 m
- Cerro Juria · 1,595 m
- Cerro Tigre · 1,494 m
- Cerro Tububata · 1,461 m
- Alto Gutiérrez · 1,327 m
- Cerro Tobosí · 1,299 m
- Cerro Kotó · 1,247 m
- Alto Serapio · 1,181 m
- Alto Ayil · 1,172 m
- Alto Florencia · 1,134 m
- Alto San Rafael · 1,125 m
- Cerro Congo · 1,086 m
- Altos Piedra Grande · 1,072 m

…and 13 more.

### Forests and nature

2 nature reserves.

- Guayabo National Park
- Turrialba Volcano National Park

### History

2 ancient sites.

- Guayabo de Turrialba
- Monumento Nacional Guayabo

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Moravia de Chirripo

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Turrialba Canton and the best time to visit

In Turrialba Canton, the warmest month is May (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C). About 2,266 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (285 mm) and the driest Feb (70 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 19 119 

Feb 19 70 

Mar 20 76 

Apr 21 117 

May 21 243 

Jun 21 239 

Jul 20 253 

Aug 21 214 

Sep 21 231 

Oct 20 285 

Nov 20 258 

Dec 20 162 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Turrialba Canton

Places mapped inside Turrialba Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals9
- Banks10
- Petrol pumps9
- Hotels59
- Shopping malls4
- Schools149
- Colleges and universities16
- Pharmacies9
- Restaurants122
- Police stations18
- Dental clinics12

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Turrialba Canton?In Cartago Province, Costa Rica
- What is the population of Turrialba Canton?73,606 (2021 estimate)
- What is the median age in Turrialba Canton?About 34 years (2021 estimate)
- What is the population density of Turrialba Canton?About 46 people per km²
- What borders Turrialba Canton?Alvarado Canton, Guácimo Canton, Jiménez Canton, Limón Canton, Matina Canton, Oreamuno Canton, Paraíso Canton, Pococí Canton, Pérez Zeledón Canton, Siquirres Canton and Talamanca Canton
- What is there to see in Turrialba Canton?1 Catarata, 2 Cataratas, Aquiares Estate Coffee, Aquiares warerfall
- What time zone is Turrialba Canton in?UTC−6
- What currency is used in Turrialba Canton?Colon (CRC)
- What language is spoken in Turrialba Canton?Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Turrialba Canton?291 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Turrialba Canton?Settlements lie between 113 m and 2,684 m
- What is the highest point in Turrialba Canton?Loma Encerrada (3,587 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Turrialba Canton?January to April
- How many hospitals are in Turrialba Canton?9 mapped
- How many banks are in Turrialba Canton?10 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Turrialba Canton?9 mapped
- What is the P-code of Turrialba Canton?CR305 (OCHA common operational dataset)