Flores is a
canton in the
Heredia province of
Costa Rica
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.
The head city is in
San Joaquín
San Joaquín (Spanish for Saint Joachim) is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is part of Greater Santiago.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Joa ...
district.
History
Flores was created on 12 August 1915 by decree 52.
Geography
Flores has an area of km²
and a mean elevation of metres.
The compact canton is located between the provincial capital cities of
Alajuela
Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it i ...
and
Heredia, with the Segundo River forming the northwestern boundary and the Burío River establishing the canton's southwestern border.
Districts
The canton of Flores is subdivided into the following
districts
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San Joaquín
San Joaquín (Spanish for Saint Joachim) is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is part of Greater Santiago.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Joa ...
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Barrantes
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Llorente
Demographics
For the
2011 census, Flores had a population of inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation
The
Interurbano Line operated by
Incofer
upright=1.20 , Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca.
Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofe ...
goes through this canton.
References
Cantons of Heredia Province
Populated places in Heredia Province
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