La Unión is a
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
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in the
Cartago province of
Costa Rica
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.
The head city is in
Tres Ríos district.
Toponymy
A story tells of a group of Spanish missionaries from a convent in Guatemala, arriving accompanied by Indians of different cultural groups. The small town they established was called , meaning The Union, to commemorate their friendliness and brotherhood.
History
La Unión was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.
Geography
La Unión has an area of km
2 and a mean elevation of metres.
La Unión is a compact canton situated midway between the national capital of
San José
San José or San Jose (Spanish for Saint Joseph) most often refers to:
*San Jose, California, United States
*San José, Costa Rica, the nation's capital
San José or San Jose may also refer to:
Places Argentina
* San José, Buenos Aires
** San ...
and the former colonial capital city of
Cartago.
Districts
The canton of La Unión is subdivided into the following
districts
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Tres Ríos
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San Diego
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San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Juan Province, Argentina
* San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province
* San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province
* San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...
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San Rafael
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Concepción
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Dulce Nombre
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San Ramón
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Río Azul
Demographics
For the
2011 census, La Unión had a population of inhabitants.
Education
The
Lycée Franco Costaricien
In France, secondary education is in two stages:
* ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15.
* ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children betwee ...
, a French international school, is in
Concepción district.
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" ''Lycée Franco Costaricien
In France, secondary education is in two stages:
* ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15.
* ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children betwee ...
''. Retrieved on March 15, 2015. "De la casa de Don José Figueres, 4.5 Km. Noreste, carretera a Concepción de Tres Ríos"
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
External links
*
MI CARTAGO, Cartago Province's local newspaper
Cantons of Cartago Province
Populated places in Cartago Province
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