Vuelta de Jorco

Vuelta de Jorco is a district of the Aserrí canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Vuelta de Jorco
District
Vuelta de Jorco district
Vuelta de Jorco Vuelta de Jorco district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.7716043°N 84.1379691°W / 9.7716043; -84.1379691
Country	Costa Rica
Province	San José
Canton	Aserrí
Area
• Total	22.04 km2 (8.51 sq mi)
Elevation	1,120 m (3,670 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,499
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	10603

Geography

Vuelta de Jorco has an area of 22.04 km^2[3] and an elevation of 1,120 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	1,194	—
1950	2,036	+2.35%
1963	3,082	+3.24%
1973	3,029	−0.17%
1984	3,608	+1.60%
2000	6,155	+3.39%
2011	6,499	+0.50%
2022	7,348	+1.12%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Vuelta de Jorco had a population of 6,499 inhabitants.^[6]

Economy

One of its towns, La Uruca, annually organizes, between July and August, the Feria Nacional del Jocote (National Fair of the Jocote), one of the best traditional festivals of the rainy season in Costa Rica. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 209