San Carlos (canton)

San Carlos
Canton
Arenal Volcano as seen from Monteverde
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San Carlos canton
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Coordinates: 10°37′13″N84°30′43″W / 10.6203924°N 84.512°W / 10.6203924; -84.512
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Creation	26 September 1911 [1]
Head city	Quesada
Districts	Districts Quesada Florencia Buenavista Aguas Zarcas Venecia Pital La Fortuna La Tigra La Palmera Venado Cutris Monterrey Pocosol
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de San Carlos
Area
• Total	3,347.98 km2 (1,292.66 sq mi)
Elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	163,745
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	210
Website	www.munisc.go.cr

San Carlos is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. ^{[2] [3]} The capital city of the canton is Ciudad Quesada.

History

San Carlos was created on 26 September 1911 by decree 17. ^[1]

Geography

San Carlos has an area of 3,347.98 km² ^[4] and a mean elevation of 340 meters. ^[2]

The canton encompasses a major portion of the San Carlos Plain, a wide expanse on the Caribbean side of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). San Carlos reaches north to the border of Nicaragua, east to the province of Heredia, west to the province of Guanacaste, and south into the heights of the Cordillera.

San Carlos is noted as the home of Arenal Volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The canton's principal economic activities include the production of oranges, yuca, pineapple, sugar cane, beef and dairy products. More than 50% of the national dairy production in Costa Rica comes from San Carlos.

Districts

The canton of San Carlos is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Quesada
2. Florencia
3. Buenavista
4. Aguas Zarcas
5. Venecia
6. Pital
7. La Fortuna
8. La Tigra
9. La Palmera
10. Venado
11. Cutris
12. Monterrey
13. Pocosol

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1927	5,719		—
1950	16,180		182.9%
1963	36,586		126.1%
1973	54,952		50.2%
1984	75,576		37.5%
2000	127,140		68.2%
2011	163,745		28.8%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [5] Centro Centroamericano de Población [6]

For the 2011 census, San Carlos had a population of 163,745 inhabitants. ^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 4
• National Route 35
• National Route 140
• National Route 141
• National Route 142
• National Route 227
• National Route 250
• National Route 702
• National Route 734
• National Route 738
• National Route 739
• National Route 744
• National Route 745
• National Route 746
• National Route 747
• National Route 748
• National Route 749
• National Route 750
• National Route 751
• National Route 752
• National Route 753
• National Route 761
• National Route 936

Education

There is a branch of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology in Santa Clara, San Carlos.

Sports

In federated soccer, San Carlos is represented by Asociación Deportiva San Carlos. This association also gives its name to numerous minor league teams that have notably excelled at the national level.

References

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.

External links

• SIR-ZEE Web portal for business and government in the Northern Zone