Birrisito

Birrisito is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.

History
The district was proposed on 13 July 2020 by the deputy Paola Valladares (PLN-Cartago) under the file 22076 of the Legislative Assembly, which was approved in a second debate on 12 July 2021 and eventually created under Law No.° 10004, signed on 28 July 2021 and published in La Gaceta No.° 158 of 18 August 2021.

Due to the general elections of 2022, the district would be incorporated until the after that event.

It was segregated from Paraíso, the first district of the canton.

Geography
Birrisito has an area of 7.5 km2 and an elevation of 1,325 metres.

It is located 8 km southeast of Cartago.

Demographics
As of the 2011 census, the district hasn't been created and its population was part of Paraíso district.

Locations

 * Head town: Birrisito.
 * Hamlets: La Huerta, El Alto Jesús de la Misericordia (Alto Birrisito), El Carmen neighborhood, el Chiral.

Agriculture
There are crops of tomato, sweet chili, cucumber, beans, corn, vegetables, sweet potatoes, chayote and also coffee.

Tourism
There is rural tourism potential.

Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
 * CR RNP 10.svg National Route 10
 * CR RNS 224.svg National Route 224