Santa Cruz District, Turrialba
district in Turrialba canton, Cartago province, Costa Rica
Santa Cruz is a district of the Turrialba canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.
History
Santa Cruz was created on 14 February 1920 by Decreto 28, having been segregated from Alvarado canton.
Geography
Santa Cruz has an area of 124.94 km2 and an elevation of 1,475 metres.
Demographics
For the 2011 census, Santa Cruz had a population of 3,208 inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
National Route 230
National Route 417
Economy
Tourism
The Guayabo National Monument is located between this district and Santa Teresita district, both in Turrialba canton.
Dairy farms
The Turrialba cheese is originally from and produced in this district.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Santa Cruz District, Turrialba” is district in Turrialba canton, Cartago province, Costa Rica. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Santa, Cruz and District, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “district in Turrialba canton, Cartago province, Costa Rica” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q25406629. Authority coordinates are 10.010, -83.755. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1920 and 2011.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
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This entry incorporates text from “Santa Cruz District, Turrialba” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.