León Cortés Castro is a canton in the San José province of

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. The head city of the canton is San Pablo. It is part of

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, together with

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and Tarrazú.

Toponymy

It is named in honor of former President

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of Costa Rica.

History

León Cortés Castro was created on 12 June 1962 by decree 11. The Supreme Elections Tribunal of Costa Rica in a resolution of March 29, 1962, proclaimed the results of a

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in the previous month that created the canton. An executive decree on June 12 delineated the portions of the surrounding cantons of Aserrí, Tarrazú,

and

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that were to be included in the new canton.

Geography

León Cortés Castro has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. 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

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: # San Pablo # San Andrés # Llano Bonito # San Isidro # Santa Cruz #

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Demographics

For the 2011 census, León Cortés Castro had a population of inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

Cantons of San José Province Populated places in San José Province {{CostaRica-geo-stub