León Cortés Castro (canton)
León Cortés Castro is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is San Pablo.
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| Coordinates: 9.6944066°N 84.062347°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Creation | 12 June 1962[1] |
| Head city | San Pablo |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de León Cortés Castro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 120.8 km2 (46.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,620 m (5,310 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,200 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 120 |
| Website | munileco |
It is part of Los Santos Zone, together with Dota and Tarrazú.
Toponymy
It is named in honor of former President León Cortés Castro of Costa Rica.
History
León Cortés Castro was created on 12 June 1962 by decree 11.[3]
The Supreme Elections Tribunal of Costa Rica in a resolution of March 29, 1962, proclaimed the results of a plebiscite in the previous month that created the canton. An executive decree on June 12 delineated the portions of the surrounding cantons of Aserrí, Tarrazú, Dota and Desamparados that were to be included in the new canton.
Geography
León Cortés Castro has an area of 120.8 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,620 metres.[2]
The Delicias creek and the Pirrís river form major portions of the western and southern boundary, and the Tarrazú river establishes the northern and eastern limits of the canton.
Districts
The canton of León Cortés Castro is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1963 | 5,650 | — | |
| 1973 | 7,521 | 33.1% | |
| 1984 | 8,087 | 7.5% | |
| 2000 | 11,696 | 44.6% | |
| 2011 | 12,200 | 4.3% | |
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For the 2011 census, León Cortés Castro had a population of 12,200 inhabitants.[7]
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
- Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
- "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.