Paraíso (canton)
Paraíso is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Paraíso district.
Paraíso | |
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Paraíso canton | |
  Paraíso Paraíso canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9.7294954°N 83.7706033°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Creation | 7 December 1848[1] |
| Head city | Paraíso |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Paraíso |
| Area | |
| • Total | 411.91 km2 (159.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,171 m (3,842 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 57,743 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 302 |
History
Paraíso was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.[1]
Geography
Paraíso has an area of 411.91 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,171 metres.[2]
Paraíso is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its headi city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range).
Districts
The canton of Paraíso is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1864 | 4,238 | — | |
| 1883 | 7,114 | 67.9% | |
| 1892 | 7,819 | 9.9% | |
| 1927 | 7,900 | 1.0% | |
| 1950 | 11,426 | 44.6% | |
| 1963 | 18,389 | 60.9% | |
| 1973 | 22,281 | 21.2% | |
| 1984 | 27,823 | 24.9% | |
| 2000 | 52,393 | 88.3% | |
| 2011 | 57,743 | 10.2% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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For the 2011 census, Paraíso had a population of 57,743 inhabitants. [7]
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
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.
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