Aserrí (canton)

Coordinates: 9°44′54″N 84°08′33″W / 9.7483631°N 84.1423846°W / 9.7483631; -84.1423846
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Aserrí
Canton
Panoramic view of Aserrí
Panoramic view of Aserrí
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Official seal of Aserrí
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Aserrí canton
Aserrí canton location in San José Province##Aserrí canton location in Costa Rica
Aserrí canton location in San José Province##Aserrí canton location in Costa Rica
Aserrí
Aserrí canton location in San José Province
Aserrí canton location in San José Province##Aserrí canton location in Costa Rica
Aserrí canton location in San José Province##Aserrí canton location in Costa Rica
Aserrí
Aserrí canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°44′54″N 84°08′33″W / 9.7483631°N 84.1423846°W / 9.7483631; -84.1423846
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Creation27 November 1882[1]
Head cityAserrí
Districts
Districts
  • Salitrillos
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Aserrí
 • MayorJosé Oldemar García Segura (PLN)
Area
 • Total167.1 km2 (64.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,373 m (4,505 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total57,892
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code106
Websiteaserri.go.cr

Aserrí is the sixth canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is the homonymous Aserrí.

Geography

Aserrí has an area of 167.1 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 1,373 metres.[2]

The mountainous canton is delineated on the north by the Poás River. It encompasses a narrow strip of land that traverses the Coastal Mountain Range before reaching the lowlands of

Parrita
.

Districts

The canton of Aserrí is subdivided into seven districts (distritos):[5]

  1. Aserrí
  2. Tarbaca
  3. Vuelta de Jorco
  4. San Gabriel
  5. Legua
  6. Monterrey
  7. Salitrillos

History

The canton was established by a decree of 27 November 1882.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2011
57,89217.4%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[6]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[7]

For the

2011 census, Aserrí had a population of 57,892 inhabitants.[8]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ISBN 9977-64-243-5
    . Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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. 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "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 2015-08-02.
  6. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  8. ^ "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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