Telire, Costa Rica Explained

Official Name:Telire
Settlement Type:Indigenous Territory
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Costa Rica
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Telire is an indigenous territory in Costa Rica.[1] [2]

Geography

It includes the upper basin of the Telire River. It is a geographically isolated region that borders the La Amistad International Park to the south.

Demography

As of the 2011 census, this territory has a total population of 545 inhabitants, of which 533 inhabitants (97.80%) self-identify as being of indigenous ethnicity.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Vaage, Kari. Indigenous peoples in Costa Rica and El Diquis hydroelectric project: indigenous identity, consultation and representation. Norwegian University of life sciences. 2011.
  2. Web site: Territorios Indígenas. 2011. Instituto nacionale de estadistica y census. 28 January 2019.
  3. Web site: 6 February 2017. 1 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191101193318/http://inec.cr/documento/censo-2011-poblacion-total-en-territorios-indigenas-por-autoidentificacion-la-etnia. dead. Censo. 2011. Población total en territorios indígenas por autoidentificación a la etnia indígena y sexo, según pueblo y territorio indígena. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo.

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