Cariari, Costa Rica

Cariari, Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°22′05″N 83°44′24″W / 10.36806°N 83.74000°W / 10.36806; -83.74000Coordinates: 10°22′05″N 83°44′24″W / 10.36806°N 83.74000°W / 10.36806; -83.74000
Country  Costa Rica
Province Limon
Canton Pococí
Area
 • Total 224.29 km2 (86.60 sq mi)
Elevation 168 m (551 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 34,176
 • Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
ZIP codes 70205

Cariari is the 5th district of the Canton of Pococí, in the province of Limón, Costa Rica. It has an area of 224.29 km² and an estimated population of 34,176 inhabitants (2010), being one of the most densely populated of the province.

The homonymous head is a rural town in expansion both commercial and agricultural level, located to about 23 kilometers to the north of the city of Guápiles.

Features

The territory of Cariari is largely flat. In this region there are a large number of banana farms (80% of the Pococi canton), linked together by a vast network of roads, mostly gravel or ballast roads.

At present (as in the rest of the canton), the main economic activities are [[Agricultural sector]: crops Extensive agriculture of banana and pineapple, the sowing of basic grains and livestock.

There are regions of great tourist interest for the beauty of the landscape, in which rural and ecological tourism could be promoted directly.

The climate of the district is humid and hot for most of the year; However, there are no stifling temperatures, and this is an attraction for tourism.

Seen from above, the terrain of Cariari appears on the flat side as a savannah, with the intense green of the banana trees standing out in many areas; And with large unpopulated extensions, and sites that show innumerable rivers and pipes.

Administrative Division

Cariari (Villa), Latitude 10 ° 22'05 "N, Longitude 83 ° 44'24" W, elevation 50 m.

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