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Abangares (canton)
Abangares is a Cantons of Costa Rica, canton in the Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Las Juntas District, Las Juntas district. History Abangares was created on 4 June 1915 by decree 13. Geography Abangares has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres. The canton begins on the coastline of the Gulf of Nicoya north of the mouth of the Abangares River. It widens between the Lajas River on the northwest and Lagartos River on the east as it reaches up into the Cordillera de Tilarán. Districts The canton of Abangares is subdivided into the following Districts of Costa Rica, districts: # Las Juntas District, Las Juntas # Sierra District, Sierra # San Juan District, Abangares, San Juan # Colorado District, Abangares, Colorado Demographics For the Costa Rica 2011 Census, 2011 census, Abangares had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The canton is covered by the following road routes: Gold min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of Costa Rica
Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ... is administratively divided into seven provinces which are subdivided into 83 Canton (country subdivision), cantons, and these are further subdivided into Districts of Costa Rica, districts. Cantons are the only administrative division in Costa Rica that possess local government in the form of Municipality, municipalities. Each municipality has its own mayor and several representatives, all of them chosen via municipal elections every four years. The original 14 cantons were established in 1848, and the number has risen gradually by the division of existing cantons. Law no. 4366 of 19 August 1969, which outlines the creation of administrative divisions of Costa Rica, states that new cantons may only be created if they h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
