Limón was created as a canton on 25 July 1892 by decree 61.[1]
A district of Limón was established in 1870 under the jurisdiction of the central government in San José.
Geographyedit
Limón has an area of 1,765.79 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 12 metres.[2]
The canton lies along the Caribbean coast from the mouth of the Toro River in the north to Tuba Creek in the south. It ranges westward into the Cordillera de Tilarán, with a southwest finger of the canton reaching up to the peak of Cerro Chirripó, the highest point in Costa Rica.
Districtsedit
The canton of Limón is subdivided into the following districts:
^ abHernández, 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. ISBN9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ ab"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. ISBN978-9977-58-477-5.
^"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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limón, canton, limón, canton, limón, province, costa, rica, head, city, limón, district, limóncantonflagseallimón, cantonlimónlimón, canton, location, costa, ricacoordinates, 7750689, 2014154, 7750689, 2014154country, costa, ricaprovincelimóncreation25, july, . Limon is a canton in the Limon province of Costa Rica 2 3 The head city is in Limon district LimonCantonFlagSealLimon cantonLimonLimon canton location in Costa RicaCoordinates 9 46 30 N 83 12 05 W 9 7750689 N 83 2014154 W 9 7750689 83 2014154Country Costa RicaProvinceLimonCreation25 July 1892 1 Head cityLimonDistrictsDistricts LimonValle La EstrellaRio BlancoMatamaGovernment TypeMunicipality BodyMunicipalidad de LimonArea Total1 765 79 km2 681 78 sq mi Elevation12 m 39 ft Population 2011 Total94 415 Density53 km2 140 sq mi Time zoneUTC 06 00Canton code701Websitewww wbr municlimon wbr go wbr cr Contents 1 Toponymy 2 History 3 Geography 4 Districts 5 Demographics 6 Transportation 6 1 Road transportation 7 ReferencesToponymy editLimon is the word in Spanish for the lemon fruit History editLimon was created as a canton on 25 July 1892 by decree 61 1 A district of Limon was established in 1870 under the jurisdiction of the central government in San Jose Geography editLimon has an area of 1 765 79 km 4 and a mean elevation of 12 metres 2 The canton lies along the Caribbean coast from the mouth of the Toro River in the north to Tuba Creek in the south It ranges westward into the Cordillera de Tilaran with a southwest finger of the canton reaching up to the peak of Cerro Chirripo the highest point in Costa Rica Districts editThe canton of Limon is subdivided into the following districts Limon Valle La Estrella Rio Blanco MatamaDemographics editHistorical populationCensus Pop 18831 858 18927 484302 8 192722 424199 6 195023 3374 1 196340 14172 0 197340 8301 7 198452 60228 8 200089 93371 0 201194 4155 0 Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos 5 Centro Centroamericano de Poblacion 6 For the 2011 census Limon had a population of 94 415 inhabitants 7 Transportation editRoad transportation edit The canton is covered by the following road routes nbsp National Route 32 nbsp National Route 36 nbsp National Route 234 nbsp National Route 240 nbsp National Route 241 nbsp National Route 257 nbsp National Route 802References edit a b Hernandez Hermogenes 1985 Costa Rica evolucion territorial y principales censos de poblacion 1502 1984 in Spanish 1 ed San Jose Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia pp 164 173 ISBN 9977 64 243 5 Retrieved 5 October 2020 a b Declara oficial para efectos administrativos la aprobacion de la Division Territorial Administrativa de la Republica N 41548 MGP Sistema Costarricense de Informacion Juridica in Spanish 19 March 2019 Retrieved 26 September 2020 Division Territorial Administrativa de la Republica de Costa Rica PDF in Spanish Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional 8 March 2017 ISBN 978 9977 58 477 5 Area en kilometros cuadrados segun provincia canton y distrito administrativo Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos in Spanish Retrieved 26 September 2020 Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos in Spanish Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadisticas Centro Centroamericano de Poblacion in Spanish Censo 2011 Poblacion total por zona y sexo segun provincia canton y distrito Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos in Spanish Retrieved 26 September 2020 nbsp This Costa Rican location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Limon canton amp oldid 1069879333, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
