Turrubares is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.

History

Turrubares was created on 30 July 1920 by decree 56.

Government

Mayor

According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton. As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the United We Can (UP) candidate, Martin Vargas Calderón, was elected mayor of the canton with 46.64% of the votes, with Kattia Chacón Rodríguez and Luis Mariano Vargas Rojas as first and second vice mayors, respectively.

Municipal Council

Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Turrubares' Municipal Council has 5 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent. The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:

Geography

Turrubares has an area of 416.25 km2 and a mean elevation of 313 m. The Grande de Tárcoles River delineates the north and northwest boundaries of the canton. The Carara River, Camaronal River and the Fila Negra (Black Mountains) establish the boundary on the west. The south and southwest is marked by the Tulin River, and the Galán River and Azul Creek delineate portions of the canton's border on the east.

Districts

The canton of Turrubares is subdivided into the following districts:

Demographics

Turrubares had an estimated population of 6,173 inhabitants in 2022, the second lowest in the country behind Monteverde, and up from 5,512 at the time of the 2011 census. In 2022, Turrubares had a Human Development Index of 0.712.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNS 137.svg National Route 137 • CR RNT 319.svg National Route 319 • CR RNT 320.svg National Route 320 • CR RNT 324.svg National Route 324 • CR RNT 707.svg National Route 707