León Cortés Castro (canton)

León Cortés Castro is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is San Pablo.

León Cortés Castro
San Pablo Church
Seal
León Cortés Castro canton
León Cortés Castro
León Cortés Castro canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.6944066°N 84.062347°W / 9.6944066; -84.062347
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Creation12 June 1962[1]
Head citySan Pablo
Districts
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  BodyMunicipalidad de León Cortés Castro
Area
  Total120.8 km2 (46.6 sq mi)
Elevation
1,620 m (5,310 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total12,200
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code120
Websitemunileco.go.cr

It is part of Los Santos Zone, together with Dota and Tarrazú.

Toponymy

It is named in honor of former President León Cortés Castro of Costa Rica.

History

León Cortés Castro was created on 12 June 1962 by decree 11.[3]

The Supreme Elections Tribunal of Costa Rica in a resolution of March 29, 1962, proclaimed the results of a plebiscite in the previous month that created the canton. An executive decree on June 12 delineated the portions of the surrounding cantons of Aserrí, Tarrazú, Dota and Desamparados that were to be included in the new canton.

Geography

León Cortés Castro has an area of 120.8 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,620 metres.[2]

The Delicias creek and the Pirrís river form major portions of the western and southern boundary, and the Tarrazú river establishes the northern and eastern limits of the canton.

Districts

The canton of León Cortés Castro is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. San Pablo
  2. San Andrés
  3. Llano Bonito
  4. San Isidro
  5. Santa Cruz
  6. San Antonio

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
19635,650
19737,52133.1%
19848,0877.5%
200011,69644.6%
201112,2004.3%

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

For the 2011 census, León Cortés Castro had a population of 12,200 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

  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. "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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