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San José (Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of San José Province. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity ...
Largest cantons of Costa Rica by population. San José, Costa Rica's capital and largest canton by population. Alajuela, Costa Rica's second largest canton by population. Desamparados, Costa Rica's third largest canton by population and suburb of San Jose. Pavilion of Ciudad Quesada, located in Costa Rica's fourth largest canton by population ...
Escazú is the second canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. [ 1][ 2] The canton lies west of the San José Canton, and its whole territory is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area. The canton was one of the country's earliest, established on December 7, 1848. [ 3] As the metropolitan area has expanded Escazú has become a suburban ...
San José (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ xoˈse]) is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Limón, Cartago and Puntarenas. The provincial and national capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km².
Pérez Zeledón (canton) Pérez Zeledón is the nineteenth canton of the province of San José in Costa Rica, located in the Brunca region. [1][2] The capital city of the canton is San Isidro de El General. The Río Savegre establishes the canton's boundaries on the northwest, the Río Guabo and a series of coastal mountain ranges on the ...
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton. [5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Juan Diego González Picado, was elected mayor of the canton with 33.09% of the votes, with Pilar Porras Zúñiga and Diana Murillo Murillo as first and second vice mayors, respectively.
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton. [5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, José Alejandro Alvarado Vega, was elected mayor of the canton with 37.17% of the votes, with Liliana María Beer Rodríguez and Olga Courrau Quesada as first and second vice mayors, respectively.
Curridabat (canton) Mountains seen from Curridabat. / 9.9163367; -84.0282798. Curridabat is the eighteenth canton in the San José province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city the homonymous Curridabat. The canton forms a suburb of the national capital of San José, lying on the southeast edge of the city.