It is named for the citrus plantations found in the area. In Spanish a naranjo refers to an orange tree, while the fruits are naranjas.
Historyedit
Naranjo was created on 9 March 1886 by decree 9.[1]
Geographyedit
Naranjo has an area of 126.62 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 1,121 metres.[2]
The Grande River forms the western and southern boundaries of the canton. The Espino River is on the north, and the Colorado and Molino rivers establish the eastern border.
Districtsedit
The canton of Naranjo 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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