• Source: Acosta (canton)

Acosta is the twelfth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is San Ignacio.




History


Acosta was created on 27 October 1910 by decree 24.




Geography


Acosta has an area of 342.56 km2 (132.26 sq mi) and a mean elevation of 1,009 m (3,310 ft).
The mountainous canton begins in the Cerros de Escazú on the far western edge of the San José Metropolitan Area. It continues west and south between the Negro River on the north and the Jorco River on the east to encompass a large portion of the Coastal Mountain Range, ending at the border of Puntarenas Province near the Pacific coast in Parrita Canton.




Government






= Mayor

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According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton. As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Nelson Martín Umaña Quirós, was elected mayor of the canton with 41.92% of the votes, with Tania Granados Borbón and Marianela Arias Elizondo as first and second vice mayors, respectively.




= Municipal Council

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Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Acosta's Municipal Council has 5 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent. The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:




Districts


The canton of Acosta is subdivided into the following districts:

San Ignacio
Guaitil
Palmichal
Cangrejal
Sabanillas




Demographics



Acosta had an estimated population of 22,542 people in 2022, up from 20,209 at the time of the 2011 census.
Acosta had a Human Development Index of 0.731 in 2022.




Transportation






= Road transportation

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The canton is covered by the following road routes:

National Route 209
National Route 301




Notas






References






External links


"Acosta Google Satellite Map" Maplandia

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Provinsi Alajuela
• Kanton di Kosta Rika
• Pembantaian McDonald's San Ysidro
• Provinsi di Bolivia
• Acosta (canton)
• Acosta
• San Ignacio District, Acosta
• Guaitil District
• Palmichal
• Puerto Acosta Municipality
• Cangrejal
• Sabanillas
• San Ignacio District
• San José Province