Valverde Vega is the name of the 12th canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica.[1] The canton covers an area of 120.25 square kilometres (46.43 sq mi),[2] and has a population of 17,322 (estimate as of 2003).[3] The capital city of the canton is Sarchí Norte.
The elongated canton lies between the Río Molino 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 five districts (distritos):[1]
The canton was established by decree Number 766 on October 26, 1949. It is named in honor of Dr. Carlos Luis Valverde Vega, a medic and founder of the Unión Médica Nacional (National Medical Union)after more than forty years of struggle. The members of the board that struggle to accomplish it are: Samuel Alfaro Alpízar, Efraím Zamora Castro, Daube Alfaro Castro, Pedro Alfaro Zamora, Hebly Inkseter Soto, Otoniel Alfaro Alfaro, Elécer Pérez Conejo and they are know today as the founders. The Canton was inaugurated on January 1, 1950.
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