Curridabat Canton

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Curridabat is the name of the 18th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 15.95 km²[1], and has a population of 64,998[2]. The capital city of the canton is also called Curridabat.

The canton forms a suburb of the national capital of San José, lying on the southeast edge of the city.

The canton of Curridabat is subdivided into 4 distritos (districts).

  1. Curridabat
  2. Granadilla
  3. Sánchez
  4. Tirrases

[edit] History

The canton was established by law on August 21, 1929.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
  2. ^ Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.
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