Английская Википедия:Grecia (canton)

Материал из Онлайн справочника
Перейти к навигацииПерейти к поиску

Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox settlement Grecia is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Toponymy

It is named after the country of Greece.Шаблон:Cn

History

Grecia was created on 27 July 1867 by decree 20.[2]

Geography

Grecia has an area of 141,52 km²[3] and a mean elevation of 1025 metres.[1]

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

The canton of Grecia is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Grecia
  2. San Isidro
  3. San José
  4. San Roque
  5. Tacares

Demographics

Шаблон:CR Census population For the 2011 census, Grecia had a population of 76 898 inhabitants.[4]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes: Шаблон:Columns-list

See also

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Шаблон:Provinces of Costa Rica Шаблон:Authority control


Шаблон:CostaRica-geo-stub