La Unión (canton)

La Unión
Canton

Coat of arms

Location of La Union Canton in Cartago Province
Coordinates: 09°54′49″N 83°59′51″W / 9.91361°N 83.99750°W / 9.91361; -83.99750Coordinates: 09°54′49″N 83°59′51″W / 9.91361°N 83.99750°W / 9.91361; -83.99750
Country Costa Rica
Province Cartago
Established December 7, 1848
Capital Tres Ríos
Districts
Area[2]
 • Total 44.83 km2 (17.31 sq mi)
Population (2013)[3]
 • Total 103,865
 • Density 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)

La Unión is the third canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica.[1] The canton covers an area of 44.83 km2 (17.31 sq mi),[2] and has a population of 85,506 (estimate as of 2003).[3]

The capital city of the canton is Tres Ríos.

Geography

La Unión is a compact canton situated midway between the national capital of San José and the former colonial capital city of Cartago.

Districts

The canton of La Unión is subdivided into eight districts (distritos)[1]

  1. Tres Ríos
  2. San Diego
  3. San Juan
  4. San Rafael
  5. Concepción
  6. Dulce Nombre
  7. San Ramón
  8. Río Azul

History

La Unión was first mentioned as a canton in a decree dated December 7, 1848.

Education

The Lycée Franco Costaricien (Liceo Franco Costarricense), a French international school, is in Tres Ríos District, La Unión.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Fomento y Asesoria Municipal (IFAM). 5 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
  3. 1 2 Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.
  4. ↑ "Contactez-nous"/"Contactos." Lycée Franco Costaricien. Retrieved on March 15, 2015. "De la casa de Don José Figueres, 4.5 Km. Noreste, carretera a Concepción de Tres Ríos"


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