Puriscal is the 4th
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
Arts and ent ...
in the province 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 ...
,
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 ...
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The head city of the canton is
Santiago
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.
Toponymy
In
Spanish, a is the flower of the
common bean. A is a field of flowering beans.
Geography
Puriscal has an area of km²
and a mean elevation of metres.
Chucás River delineates the canton's northernmost boundary, while the Chires River marks its far southern border, with the canton of
Parrita
Parrita is a canton and its only district in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.
Toponymy
The origin of the name, it is said, has to do with a woman named Rita who lived in one of the original settlements. Rita had a business and received pa ...
in
Puntarenas Province
Puntarenas () is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and it is the largest province in Costa Rica. Clockwise from the northwest it borders on the provinces ...
. Puriscal includes a major portion of the Coastal Mountain Range, however the canton is
landlocked
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.
Demographics
For the
2011 census, Puriscal had a population of inhabitants.
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
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Santiago
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Mercedes Sur
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Barbacoas
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Grifo Alto
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San Rafael
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Candelarita
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Desamparaditos
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San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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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
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Cantons of San José Province