Puriscal (canton)
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Puriscal is the 4th canton in the province of San José, Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city of the canton is Santiago.
Toponymy
In Spanish, a purisco is the flower of the common bean. A puriscal is a field of flowering beans.
History
Puriscal canton was established by decree on 7 August 1868.[3]
Geography
Puriscal has an area of 555.02 km2 (214.29 sq mi)[4] and a mean elevation of 945 m (3,100 ft).[1]
Chucás River delineates the canton's northernmost boundary, while the Chires River marks its far southern border, with the canton of Parrita in Puntarenas Province. Puriscal includes a significant portion of the Coastal Mountain Range. However, the canton is landlocked.
Government
Mayor
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, Iris Cristina Arroyo Herrera, was elected mayor of the canton with 60.39% of the votes, with Miguel Ángel Mata Zúñiga and David Alonso Carrera Herrera as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[6]
Period | Name | Party |
---|---|---|
2002–2006 | Carlos Araya Jiménez | ![]() |
2006–2010 | Jorge Luis Chaves Gutiérrez | |
2010–2016 | Manuel Espinoza Campos | |
2016–2020 | Luis Madrigal Hidalgo | ![]() |
2020–2024 | Iris Cristina Arroyo Herrera | ![]() |
2024–2028 |
Municipal Council
Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Puriscal's Municipal Council has 7 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[5] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
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Political parties in the Municipal Council of Puriscal | |||||
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Political party | Regidores | ||||
№ | Owner | Substitute | |||
![]() | National Liberation Party (PLN) | 3 | Santiago Castro Fallas | Giovanni Mora Rodríguez | |
Mireya Mora Jiménez | Mariangel Mora Herrera | ||||
José Pablo Fernández Soto | Mario Chacón Rubí | ||||
![]() | Puriscal on the Move (PM) | 1 | Orlando Fernández Fernández | Michael Hernán Fernández Guerrero | |
![]() | Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 1 | Gloriana Bermúdez Durán | Priscilla Vanessa Aguilar Jiménez |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1883 | 1,942 | — |
1892 | 6,845 | +15.02% |
1927 | 13,329 | +1.92% |
1950 | 16,743 | +1.00% |
1963 | 23,690 | +2.71% |
1973 | 24,150 | +0.19% |
1984 | 23,123 | −0.39% |
2000 | 29,407 | +1.51% |
2011 | 33,004 | +1.05% |
2022 | 38,525 | +1.42% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[9] Centro Centroamericano de Población[10] |
Puriscal had an estimated population of 38,525 people in 2022, up from 33,004 at the time of the 2011 census.[11][12]
Puriscal had a Human Development Index of 0.755 in 2022.[13]
Only 18% of the canton's population live in urban areas. Among its inhabitants, 20.2% are under ten, and 7.4% are over 65.
Districts
The canton of Puriscal is subdivided into the following districts:
Transportation
Road transportation
The following road routes cover the canton:
National Route 136
National Route 137
National Route 239
National Route 314
National Route 316
National Route 317
National Route 318
National Route 319
National Route 324
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional de Costa Rica (20 June 2024). "División Territorial Administrativa, 2024 – Totales de Provincias, Cantones y Distritos de Costa Rica" [Administrative Territorial Division, 2024 – Totals of Provinces, Cantons and Districts of Costa Rica] (PDF) (in Spanish).
- ^ a b Asamblea Legislativa de la República de Costa Rica (13 May 2024). "Código Municipal" [Municipal Code]. Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish).
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (21 February 2024). "N.° 1658-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elección de alcaldías y vicealcaldías de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de San José, para el período comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho" (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Resoluciones declaratorias de elección". Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (12 February 2024). "N.° 2218-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elección de regidurías de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de San José, para el período comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho" (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "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).
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (July 2023). Estimación de Población y Vivienda 2022 : Resultados Generales [2022 Population and Housing Estimate : General Results] (PDF) (in Spanish). ISBN 9789930525753. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sistema Nacional de Información y Registro Único de Beneficiarios del Estado; Escuela de Estadística de la Universidad de Costa Rica; Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (9 June 2023). "Atlas de Desarrollo Humano Cantonal en Costa Rica, 2022". Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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