Paraíso (canton)

Paraíso is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Paraíso district.

Paraíso
Flag of Paraíso
Official seal of Paraíso
Paraíso canton
Paraíso canton location in Costa Rica
Paraíso canton location in Costa Rica
Paraíso
Paraíso canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.7294954°N 83.7706033°W / 9.7294954; -83.7706033
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
Creation7 December 1848[1]
Head cityParaíso
Districts
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  BodyMunicipalidad de Paraíso
Area
  Total411.91 km2 (159.04 sq mi)
Elevation
1,171 m (3,842 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total57,743
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code302

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:

  1. Paraíso
  2. Santiago
  3. Orosi
  4. Cachí
  5. Llanos de Santa Lucía
  6. Birrisito

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
18644,238
18837,11467.9%
18927,8199.9%
19277,9001.0%
195011,42644.6%
196318,38960.9%
197322,28121.2%
198427,82324.9%
200052,39388.3%
201157,74310.2%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

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

  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. "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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