Grecia (canton)

Coordinates: 10°05′34″N 84°17′46″W / 10.0927177°N 84.2961924°W / 10.0927177; -84.2961924
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Grecia
Canton
La Merced Church, in Grecia.
Our Lady of Mercy Church, in Grecia district of Grecia canton.
Grecia
Districts
Districts
  • Tacares
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Grecia
Area
 • Total141.52 km2 (54.64 sq mi)
Elevation
1,025 m (3,363 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total76,898
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code203
Websitewww.grecia.go.cr

Grecia is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[2][3]

Toponymy

It is named after the country of Greece.[citation needed]

History

Grecia was created on 27 July 1867 by decree 20.[3]

Geography

Grecia has an area of 141.52 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,025 metres.[2]

The canton lies among ridges and valleys on the southwestern slope of

Poas Volcano. One area was completely separated from the remainder of the canton by the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). Known as Río Cuarto
, this area lies on the Caribbean Plain, it was a district of Grecia, but became a canton in 2018.

The Poás River and the Prendes River establish a large portion of the eastern border of the elongated canton, with the Sarchí River serving the same purpose on its western edge. The Grande River is the southern border.

Districts

The canton of Grecia is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Grecia
  2. San Isidro
  3. San José
  4. San Roque
  5. Tacares

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2011
76,89818.1%

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

For the

2011 census, Grecia had a population of 76,898 inhabitants.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

See also

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). 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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