Oreamuno (canton)

Oreamuno
Canton
Cot town, in Oreamuno canton.
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Oreamuno canton
Oreamuno Oreamuno canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°59′50″N83°52′37″W / 9.9972861°N 83.8769838°W / 9.9972861; -83.8769838
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Creation	17 August 1914 [1]
Head city	San Rafael
Districts	Districts San Rafael Cot Potrero Cerrado Cipreses Santa Rosa
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Oreamuno
Area
• Total	202.31 km2 (78.11 sq mi)
Elevation	1,861 m (6,106 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	45,473
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	307
Website	www.oreamuno.go.cr

Oreamuno is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. ^{[2] [3]} The head city is in San Rafael district.

History

Oreamuno was created on 17 August 1914 by decree 68. ^[1]

Geography

Oreamuno has an area of 202.31 km² ^[4] and a mean elevation of 1,861 metres. ^[2]

The canton extends from its suburban head city of San Rafael northward into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). Irazú Volcano looms large in the northern reaches of the canton.

Districts

The canton of Oreamuno is subdivided into the following districts:

1. San Rafael
2. Cot
3. Potrero Cerrado
4. Cipreses
5. Santa Rosa

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1927	5,143		—
1950	7,568		47.2%
1963	12,035		59.0%
1973	17,517		45.6%
1984	24,145		37.8%
2000	39,032		61.7%
2011	45,473		16.5%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [5] Centro Centroamericano de Población [6]

For the 2011 census, Oreamuno had a population of 45,473 inhabitants. ^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 10
• National Route 219
• National Route 230
• National Route 233
• National Route 401
• National Route 402

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.

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.