Los Chiles (canton)

Los Chiles
Canton
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Los Chiles canton
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Coordinates: 10°51′33″N84°40′25″W / 10.8591282°N 84.673707°W / 10.8591282; -84.673707
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Creation	17 March 1970 [1]
Head city	Los Chiles
Districts	Districts Los Chiles Caño Negro El Amparo San Jorge
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Los Chiles
Area
• Total	1,358.86 km2 (524.66 sq mi)
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	23,735
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	214
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Los Chiles is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. ^{[2] [3]}

Toponymy

Los Chiles translates and refers to bell peppers .

History

Los Chiles was created on 17 March 1970 by decree 4541. ^[1]

Geography

Los Chiles has an area of 1,358.86 km² ^[4] and a mean elevation of 47 metres. ^[2]

The canton lies along the border of Nicaragua at the top of the Llanura de San Carlos (San Carlos Plains) in north central Costa Rica. The Pocosol River forms the southeastern boundary of the canton, with (from north to south) the Rita, Mónico, Frío and the Purgatorio rivers establishing the southwestern border.

Districts

The canton of Los Chiles is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Los Chiles
2. Caño Negro
3. El Amparo
4. San Jorge

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	5,596	—
1984	11,404	+6.69%
2000	19,732	+3.49%
2011	23,735	+1.69%
2022	34,701	+3.51%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [5] Centro Centroamericano de Población [6]

For the 2011 census, Los Chiles had a population of 23,735 inhabitants. ^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 35
• National Route 138
• National Route 139
• National Route 733
• National Route 760
• National Route 761

Economy

This is a low-lying, sparsely settled region primarily devoted to large agricultural enterprises.

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. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.