Puriscal (canton)

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Puriscal
Canton
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Puriscal canton
Puriscal canton location in Costa Rica
Puriscal canton location in Costa Rica
Puriscal
Puriscal canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°43′59″N 84°22′21″W / 9.7330278°N 84.3726231°W / 9.7330278; -84.3726231Coordinates: 9°43′59″N 84°22′21″W / 9.7330278°N 84.3726231°W / 9.7330278; -84.3726231
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Creation7 August 1868[1]
Head citySantiago
Districts
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Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Puriscal
Area
 • Total553.66 km2 (213.77 sq mi)
Elevation
945 m (3,100 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total33,004
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code104
Websitemunipuriscal.go.cr

Puriscal is the 4th canton in the province of San José, Costa Rica.[2][3]

The head city of the canton is Santiago.

Toponymy[]

In Spanish, a purisco is the flower of the common bean. A puriscal is a field of flowering beans.

Geography[]

Puriscal has an area of 553.66 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 945 metres.[2]

Chucás River delineates the canton's northernmost boundary, while the Chires River marks its far southern border, with the canton of Parrita in Puntarenas Province. Puriscal includes a major portion of the Coastal Mountain Range, however the canton is landlocked.

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18831,942—
18926,845252.5%
192713,32994.7%
195016,74325.6%
196323,69041.5%
197324,1501.9%
198423,123−4.3%
200029,40727.2%
201133,00412.2%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Puriscal had a population of 33,004 inhabitants.[7]

Only 18% of the canton's population live in urban areas. Among its inhabitants, 20.2% are under 10 years old and 7.4% are over 65.

Districts[]

The canton of Puriscal is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Santiago
  2. Mercedes Sur
  3. Barbacoas
  4. Grifo Alto
  5. San Rafael
  6. Candelarita
  7. Desamparaditos
  8. San Antonio
  9. Chires

History[]

Purical canton was established by decree on 7 August 1868.

Transportation[]

Road transportation[]

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References[]

http://www.greenmangosa.com

  1. ^ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  4. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.


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