| Las Horquetas | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Las Horquetas district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Las Horquetas district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 10.3195°N -83.9647°W |
| Map Alt: | Las Horquetas district |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Heredia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sarapiquí |
| Area Total Km2: | 565.41 |
| Elevation M: | 68 |
| Population Total: | 24331 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 41003 |
Las Horquetas is a district of the Sarapiquí canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
It is located in the northern region of the country and borders the neighborhoods of Puerto Viejo to the north, Varablanca de Heredia to the south and La Virgen to the west. While to the east it borders with the province of Limón.
Its head, the village of Horquetas, is 16.9 km (16 minutes) to the SE of Puerto Viejo city and 68.5 km (1 hour and 14 minutes) to the NE of San José city, the capital of the nation. Another important and slightly larger village is Rio Frio, which is about 8.5 km to the west (12 minutes).
Las Horquetas has an area of km²[3] and an elevation of metres.
It presents a mountainous territory in its southwest zone, whereas in direction north and east, the land descends and ends in the plains of Sarapiquí.[4]
For the 2011 census, Las Horquetas had a population of inhabitants.[5] It is the most populated of the canton, ahead even of Puerto Viejo y La Virgen.[6]
The district's 37 population centers are:
It plays an important role in the area, the extensive cultivation of bananas and pineapples for export purposes, dominating the landscape and being the main source of income for many of its inhabitants.
Horquetas, his head, and the village of Rio Frio, have health and education services.
Entertainment services are also offered in recreational areas.
In terms of trade, it is remarkable the sale of groceries, shoes, clothes, appliances and various accessories.
The district is covered by the following road routes: