Turrialba (canton)

Turrialba is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Turrialba district.

History

Turrialba was created on 19 August 1903 by decree 84.

Turrialba has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres.
Turrialba is the eleventh largest canton among the eighty two cantons that comprise Costa Rica. The Turrialba River and Atirro River establish major portions of the canton's western border, and the Chirripó River delineates its long southeastern border. The region is home to the active Turrialba Volcano.

The canton of Turrialba is subdivided into the following districts:

For the 2011 census, Turrialba had a population of inhabitants.

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Guayabo National Monument is a historic archaeological site located 18 km north of Turrialba city, it is located in the Santa Teresita and Santa Cruz districts of the canton. It is one of Costa Rica's only two pre-Columbian sites that is open to the public, together with the Stone Spheres Museum in the south of the country.
The Turrialba Volcano National Park is located in the canton, reopened after it was closed from 2012 to 2020 due to eruptions.

Lower Turrialba is within Costa Rica's banana production zone and was important in the origin of United Fruit.