Puriscal (canton)

Puriscal is the 4th canton in the province of San José, Costa Rica.^[2][3]

Puriscal
Canton
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Puriscal canton
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Coordinates: 9°43′59″N 84°22′21″W / 9.7330278°N 84.3726231°W / 9.7330278; -84.3726231
Country	Costa Rica
Province	San José
Creation	26 June 1914^[1]
Head city	Santiago
Districts	Districts Santiago Mercedes Sur Barbacoas Grifo Alto San Rafael Candelarita Desamparaditos San Antonio Chires
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Puriscal
• Mayor	Iris Cristina Arroyo Hererra (PLN)
Area
• Total	553.66 km^2 (213.77 sq mi)
Elevation	945 m (3,100 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	33,004
• Density	60/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	104
Website	munipuriscal.go.cr

The head city of the canton is Santiago.

Toponymy

In Spanish, a purisco is the flower of the common bean. A puriscal is a field of flowering beans.

Geography

Puriscal has an area of 553.66 km²^[4] and a mean elevation of 945 metres.^[2]

Chucás River delineates the canton's northernmost boundary, while the Chires River marks its far southern border, with the canton of Parrita in Puntarenas Province. Puriscal includes a significant portion of the Coastal Mountain Range. However, the canton is landlocked.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1883	1,942		—
1892	6,845		252.5%
1927	13,329		94.7%
1950	16,743		25.6%
1963	23,690		41.5%
1973	24,150		1.9%
1984	23,123		−4.3%
2000	29,407		27.2%
2011	33,004		12.2%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[6]

For the 2011 census, Puriscal had a population of 33,004 inhabitants.^[7]

Only 18% of the canton's population live in urban areas. Among its inhabitants, 20.2% are under ten, and 7.4% are over 65.

Districts

The canton of Puriscal is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Santiago
2. Mercedes Sur
3. Barbacoas
4. Grifo Alto
5. San Rafael
6. Candelarita
7. Desamparaditos
8. San Antonio
9. Chires

History

Purical canton was established by decree on 7 August 1868.

Transportation

Road transportation

The following road routes cover the canton:

•   National Route 136
•   National Route 137
•   National Route 239
•   National Route 314
•   National Route 316
•   National Route 317
•   National Route 318
•   National Route 319
•   National Route 324

References

http://www.greenmangosa.com

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.