Paraíso (canton)

Paraíso is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Paraíso district.

Paraíso
Canton
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Paraíso canton
Paraíso Paraíso canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.7294954°N 83.7706033°W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Creation	7 December 1848[1]
Head city	Paraíso
Districts	Districts Paraíso Santiago Orosi Cachí Llanos de Santa Lucía
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Paraíso
Area
• Total	411.91 km^2 (159.04 sq mi)
Elevation	1,171 m (3,842 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	57,743
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	302

History

Paraíso was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.[1]

Geography

Paraíso has an area of 411.91 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,171 metres.[2]

Paraíso is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its headi city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range).

Districts

The canton of Paraíso is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Paraíso
2. Santiago
3. Orosi
4. Cachí
5. Llanos de Santa Lucía

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1864	4,238		—
1883	7,114		67.9%
1892	7,819		9.9%
1927	7,900		1.0%
1950	11,426		44.6%
1963	18,389		60.9%
1973	22,281		21.2%
1984	27,823		24.9%
2000	52,393		88.3%
2011	57,743		10.2%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Paraíso had a population of 57,743 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 2
• National Route 10
• National Route 224
• National Route 225
• National Route 404
• National Route 405
• National Route 408
• National Route 416

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.