Oreamuno (canton)

Oreamuno is the name of the seventh canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 202.31 km²,[1] and has a population of 41,584.[2] The capital city of the canton is San Rafael.

The canton extends from its suburban capital city of San Rafael northward into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). Irazú Volcano looms large in the northern reaches of the canton.

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

  1. San Rafael
  2. Cot
  3. Potrero Cerrado
  4. Cipreses
  5. Santa Rosa

History

The canton was established by a decree of August 17, 1914.

References

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

Coordinates: 9°52′09″N 83°54′12″W / 9.86917°N 83.90333°W