San Ramón (canton)

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San Ramón
Canton

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Country Costa Rica
Province Alajuela
Government
 • Mayor Mercedes Moya Araya (PLN)

San Ramón is the name of the second canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,018.64 square kilometres (393.30 sq mi),[1] and has a population of 72,568 (estimate as of 2003).[2] The capital city of the canton is also called San Ramón.

An oddly-shaped canton, San Ramon stretches north through the eastern heights of the Cordillera de Tilarán, looking down on the Central Valley (Valle Central) to its east. The canton forms the border with the province of Guanacaste to the west.

Districts

The canton of San Ramón is subdivided into 13 districts (distritos):[3]

  1. San Ramón
  2. Santiago
  3. San Juan
  4. Piedades Norte
  5. Piedades Sur
  6. San Rafael
  7. San Isidro
  8. Los Ángeles
  9. Alfaro
  10. Volio
  11. Concepción
  12. Zapotal
  13. Peñas Blancas

History

The canton was established by a decree of August 21, 1856.

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
  2. ↑ Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.
  3. ↑ "División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Fomento y Asesoria Municipal (IFAM). 5 May 2009. 


Alajuela
Cartago
Guanacaste
Heredia
Limón
Puntarenas
San José

Coordinates: 10°13′13″N 84°35′20″W / 10.22028°N 84.58889°W / 10.22028; -84.58889


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