Santa Ana Canton

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Santa Ana is the name of the 9th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 61.42 km²[1], and has a population of 36,963[2]. The capital city of the canton is Santa Ana.

The triangular-shaped canton is delineated by the Río Virilla on the north and stretches south as it narrows to include a portion of the Cerros de Escazú.

View of the mountains in Salitral, Santa Ana.
View of the mountains in Salitral, Santa Ana.

The canton of Santa Ana is subdivided into 6 distritos (districts).

  1. Santa Ana
  2. Salitral
  3. Pozos
  4. Uruca
  5. Piedades
  6. Brasil

[edit] History

The canton was established by law on August 29, 1907.

[edit] References

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