Grecia (canton)
Grecia | |
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| Coordinates: 10°05′34″N 84°17′46″W / 10.0927177°N 84.2961924°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Creation | 27 July 1867[1] |
| Head city | Grecia |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Grecia |
| Area | |
• Total | 141.52 km2 (54.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,025 m (3,363 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 76,898 |
| • Density | 543.37/km2 (1,407.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 203 |
| Website | www |
Grecia is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[2][3]
Toponymy
[edit]It is named after the country of Greece.[citation needed]
History
[edit]Grecia was created on 27 July 1867 by decree 20.[3]
The church of Our Lady of Mercies (Spanish: Iglesia de la Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes) in Grecia was constructed during the late 19th century from plates of imported Belgian steel which have been riveted together.[4]
Geography
[edit]Grecia has an area of 141.52 km2 (54.64 sq mi)[5] and a mean elevation of 1,025 metres.[2]
The canton lies among ridges and valleys on the southwestern slope of Poas Volcano. One area was completely separated from the remainder of the canton by the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). Known as Río Cuarto, this area lies on the Caribbean Plain, it was a district of Grecia, but became a canton in 2018.
The Poás River and the Prendes River establish a large portion of the eastern border of the elongated canton, with the Sarchí River serving the same purpose on its western edge. The Grande River is the southern border.
Districts
[edit]The canton of Grecia is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1864 | 5,738 | — |
| 1883 | 7,178 | +1.19% |
| 1892 | 8,797 | +2.29% |
| 1927 | 16,130 | +1.75% |
| 1950 | 23,571 | +1.66% |
| 1963 | 43,923 | +4.90% |
| 1973 | 31,806 | −3.18% |
| 1984 | 38,361 | +1.72% |
| 2000 | 65,119 | +3.36% |
| 2011 | 76,898 | +1.52% |
| 2022 | 76,226 | −0.08% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[6] Centro Centroamericano de Población[7] | ||
For the 2011 census, Grecia had a population of 76,898 inhabitants.[8]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The canton is covered by the following road routes:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- 1 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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Hudson, T., Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, Atlas Obscura, accessed on 22 January 2026
- ↑ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ↑ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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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