title: Turrialba (district)
text: # Turrialba (district)
  
  Turrialba is a district of the Turrialba canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Turrialba has an area of 56.1 km² and an elevation of 646 metres.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  For the 2011 census, Turrialba had a population of 26,680 inhabitants.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  ### Road transportation
  
  The district is covered by the following road routes:
  
  * National Route 10
  * National Route 230
  * National Route 411
  * National Route 415
  
  ## Economy
  
  The main industries are textiles, agriculture and tourism. The Pacuare and Reventazón Rivers are notable for whitewater rafting, making Turrialba a mecca for the sport.
  
  "Several cities developed and prospered as a result of the building of the railroad to the Caribbean; Turrialba is one of these, and its architectural, spatial and ethnic makeup is different from other towns. Declared a City of National Archeological Interest, this town is the entryway to the Costa Rican Caribbean.
  
  Turrialba’s outskirts contain appealing rural communities such as Santa Cruz, where homemade Turrialba cheese is produced, La Suiza and Aquiares, as well as the rapids of the Reventazón and Pacuare rivers." Serpentario Viborana, a snake rehabilitation center, is also located in Turrialba.
  
  ### Baseball factory
  
  The town is also home to the only official Major League baseball factory, moved there from Haiti by Rawlings in the late 1980s. This factory is a major employer in an otherwise exclusively farming economy.
  
  ## Education and Research
  
  Two universities are located here: the Tropical Agronomy Research and Learning Centre (CATIE), of international influence, and the University of Costa Rica.
  
  ## Sports
  
  The town's football club is Turrialba FC, who have spent several seasons in the Costa Rican Primera División. They play their home games at the Estadio Rafael Ángel Camacho.
  
  