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Grecia Canton
Grecia is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Toponymy It is named after the country of Greece. History Grecia was created on 27 July 1867 by decree 20. Geography Grecia has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. 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: # Grecia # San Isidro # San José # San Roque # Tacares # Puente de Piedra # Bolívar Demographics For the 2011 cens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of Costa Rica
Costa Rica is administratively divided into provinces of Costa Rica, seven provinces which are subdivided into 84 canton (administrative division), cantons, and these are further subdivided into districts of Costa Rica, districts. Cantons are the only administrative division in Costa Rica that possess local government in the form of Municipality, municipalities. Each municipality has its own mayor and several representatives, all of them chosen via municipal elections every four years. The original 14 cantons were established in 1848, and the number has risen gradually by the division of existing cantons. Law no. 4366 of 19 August 1969, which outlines the creation of administrative divisions of Costa Rica, states that new cantons may only be created if they have at least one percent of the republic's total population, which was as of the latest estimate (2022). The newest canton, Puerto Jiménez, was created on June 21, 2022, from the Golfito (canton), canton of Golfito. Accor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
