Orosi, Cartago
{{Short description|District in Paraíso canton, Cartago province, Costa Rica}}
{{About|the district in Cartago province|the volcano in Guanacaste province|Orosí Volcano}}
{{Other uses|Orosi (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Orosi
| settlement_type = District
| pushpin_map = Costa Rica
| pushpin_map_alt = Orosi district location in Costa Rica
| pushpin_map_caption = Orosi district location in Costa Rica
| coordinates = {{coord|9.6874392|-83.7609867|display=inline,title}}
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|type=shape|title=Orosi district}}
| map_alt = Orosi district
| map_caption = Orosi district
| image_skyline = DirkvdM orosi.jpg
| image_alt = Orosi seen from the South
| image_caption = Orosi seen from the South
| established_title = Creation
| established_date =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CRI}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Cartago
| subdivision_type2 = Canton
| subdivision_name2 = Paraíso
| area_total_km2 = 376.41
| elevation_m = 1051
| population_total = 9084
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = UTC−06:00
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 30203
}}
Orosi is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}
History
Orosi is one of the oldest communities in Costa Rica. The village of Orosi was chosen, together with Ujarrás, by the Spanish conquerors to establish their first settlement in Costa Rica due to its water wealth and fertile land.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tourismincostarica.org/orosi-valley|title=Orosi Valley, Costa Rica|website=www.tourismincostarica.org|access-date=2019-06-30}} Before the arrival of the Spanish in the sixteenth century, the Orosi Valley was inhabited by the indigenous Huetare, Cabecar and Viceita tribes.{{Cite web |title=Orosi Valley History |url=http://www.costaricaplus.com/orosi-valley/orosi-valley-history.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210651/http://www.costaricaplus.com/orosi-valley/orosi-valley-history.html |archive-date=23 September 2015 |website=Orosi Valley}}
Geography
Orosi has an area of {{convert|376.41|km2|abbr=on}}{{cite web |language=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}} and an elevation of {{convert|1051|m|abbr=on}}.
It is located about {{convert|35|km|abbr=on}} south of the capital San José. Orosi is situated on the Reventazón River in the Orosi Valley, a deep valley with a humid climate, surrounded by hills and lush vegetation. The cultivation of coffee is the leading industry in the area. Orosi has a population of approximately 4,600 and claims to have the oldest Catholic church still in use in Costa Rica. The church, Iglesia de San Jose de Orosi, was built in {{start date and age|1743|p=y}} during the colonial era.
Demographics
{{CR Census population
|1864=
|1883=1246
|1892=1186
|1927=1862
|1950=3350
|1963=5363
|1973=5538
|1984=5705
|2000=8862
|2011=9084
}}
For the 2011 census, Orosi had a population of {{formatnum:9084}} inhabitants.{{cite web |language=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}}
Transportation
= Road transportation =
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Economy
= Tourism =
{{Wikivoyage|Cartago (Costa Rica)}}
With its rain forests, volcanoes, hills and valleys lined with rows upon rows of coffee plants and sugar cane, the Orosi region offers some of the richest scenery to be found in Costa Rica. But the region is also rich in history and contains a number of monuments to the past, including a colonial capital founded in 1563 and archeological excavations that date back to 1000 B.C. Although this area was one of the first in the country to be settled, it has been one of the last to be developed for tourism.
A few kilometers away, at the southern end of the valley, the road ends and the Tapantí National Park begins. This park covers about 600 km2 and forms the northernmost section of a massive collection of nature parks that extends into Panama (the largest of which is the La Amistad International Park). As a result, wildlife abounds. However, access is difficult and largely restricted apart from a few kilometers of easy trails. The abundance of birds makes it a popular place for ornithology studies. Part of the reason for the abundant growth is the heavy rainfall, which ranges up to 7,000mm (275 inches) in the mountains. It is the drinkable water source that supplies much of the metropolitan area. Lake Cachí lies to the northeast.{{clear|left}}
Gallery
File:DirkvdM orosi valley bird.jpg|Coffee plantation just south of Orosi
File:Iglesia de San Jose de Orosi - Costa Rica - panoramio (4).jpg|Iglesia de San Jose de Orosi
File:Campanario Iglesia Colonial de Orosi, Cartago, Costa Rica - panoramio.jpg|Church tower
File:Altar mayor. Orosi. Cartago. Costa Rica.JPG|Church altar
File:DirkvdM orosi red grass.jpg|In the hills near Orosi
File:DirkvdM orosi chalet.jpg
References
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External links
- [http://www.costaricaplus.com/orosi-valley/ Info about the Orosi Valley]
{{Districts of Cartago Province}}
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