Puriscal (canton)

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

Puriscal
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Puriscal canton
Puriscal
Puriscal canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.7330278°N 84.3726231°W / 9.7330278; -84.3726231
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Creation7 August 1868[1]
Head citySantiago
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

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
CensusPop.
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. "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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