Valverde Vega

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Valverde Vega is the name of the 12th canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 120.25 km²[1], and has a population of 17,322[2]. The capital city of the canton is Sarchí Norte.

The elongated canton lies between the Río Molina and Río Toro on the northwest and the Río Sarchí on the southeast. It reaches northward into a beautiful high valley of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range) between the Poás and Platanar volcanoes.

The canton of Valverde Vega is subdivided into 5 distritos (districts).

  1. Sarchí Norte
  2. Sarchí Sur
  3. Toro Amarillo
  4. San Pedro
  5. Rodríguez But better know as San Juan

[edit] History

The canton was established by a decree of October 26, 1949. It is named in honor of Dr. Carlos Luis Valverde Vega, a surgeon and founder of the Unión Médica Nacional (National Medical Union).

[edit] References

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