Puriscal (canton)

Canton in San José province, Costa Rica

Canton in San José, Costa Rica

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Puriscal canton

9°43′59″N 84°22′21″W / 9.7330278°N 84.3726231°W / 9.7330278; -84.3726231Country

Costa RicaProvince San JoséCreation26 June 1914^[1]Head citySantiagoDistricts

Districts

Santiago
Mercedes Sur
Barbacoas
Grifo Alto
San Rafael
Candelarita
Desamparaditos
San Antonio
Chires

Government

• TypeMunicipality • BodyMunicipalidad de Puriscal • MayorIris Cristina Arroyo Hererra (PLN)Area

• Total553.66 km² (213.77 sq mi)Elevation

945 m (3,100 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total33,004 • Density60/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Canton code104Websitemunipuriscal.go.cr

Puriscal is the 4th canton in the province of San José, Costa Rica.^[2]^[3]

The head city of the canton is Santiago.

Toponymy

In Spanish, a purisco is the flower of the common bean. A puriscal is a field of flowering beans.

Geography

Puriscal has an area of 553.66 km²^[4] and a mean elevation of 945 metres.^[2]

Chucás River delineates the canton's northernmost boundary, while the Chires River marks its far southern border, with the canton of Parrita in Puntarenas Province. Puriscal includes a significant portion of the Coastal Mountain Range. However, the canton is landlocked.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1883	1,942	—
1892	6,845	252.5%
1927	13,329	94.7%
1950	16,743	25.6%
1963	23,690	41.5%
1973	24,150	1.9%
1984	23,123	−4.3%
2000	29,407	27.2%
2011	33,004	12.2%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[6]

For the 2011 census, Puriscal had a population of 33,004 inhabitants.^[7]

Only 18% of the canton's population live in urban areas. Among its inhabitants, 20.2% are under ten, and 7.4% are over 65.

Districts

The canton of Puriscal is subdivided into the following districts:

History

Purical canton was established by decree on 7 August 1868.

Transportation

Road transportation

The following road routes cover the canton:

National Route 136
National Route 137
National Route 239
National Route 314
National Route 316
National Route 317
National Route 318
National Route 319
National Route 324

References

http://www.greenmangosa.com

^ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.