Acosta (canton)
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| Coordinates: 9°44′30″N 84°14′12″W / 9.7415933°N 84.2366847°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Creation | 27 October 1910 |
| Head city | San Ignacio |
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| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Acosta |
| • Mayor | Nelson Martín Umaña Quirós (PLN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 342.56 km2 (132.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,009 m (3,310 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,209 |
• Estimate (2022) | 22,542 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 112 |
| Website | www |
Acosta is the twelfth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city of the canton is San Ignacio.
History
[edit]Acosta was created on 27 October 1910 by decree 24.[2]
Geography
[edit]Acosta has an area of 342.56 km2 (132.26 sq mi) and a mean elevation of 1,009 m (3,310 ft).[3][1]
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
[edit]Mayor
[edit]According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[4] 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.[5]
| Period | Name | Party |
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| 2002–2006 | Rónald Ricardo Durán Gamboa |  PLN
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| 2006–2010 | ||
| 2010–2016 | Luis Alberto Durán Gamboa | |
| 2016–2020 | Norman Eduardo Hidalgo Gamboa |  PAC
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| 2020–2024 | ||
| 2024–2028 | Nelson Martín Umaña Quirós | PLN
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Municipal Council
[edit]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.[4] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
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| Political parties in the Municipal Council of Acosta | |||||
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| Political party | Regidores | ||||
| № | Owner | Substitute | |||
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National Liberation Party (PLN) | 2 | Olga Vargas Sánchez[a] | Seidy Lucía Chinchilla Garro | |
| Fermin Carrillo Palma | Antonio Chinchilla Vindas | ||||
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Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 2 | Christian Javier Arias Hidalgo | Sergio Manuel Ramírez Azofeifa | |
| Julissa Castro Murcia | Roxana Sánchez Prado | ||||
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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) | 1 | Fabio Mauricio Arias Prado | Eddy Calderón Jiménez | |
Districts
[edit]The canton of Acosta is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1927 | 7,474 | — |
| 1950 | 10,160 | +1.34% |
| 1963 | 13,092 | +1.97% |
| 1973 | 14,385 | +0.95% |
| 1984 | 14,853 | +0.29% |
| 2000 | 18,661 | +1.44% |
| 2011 | 20,209 | +0.73% |
| 2022 | 22,542 | +1.00% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[8] Centro Centroamericano de Población[9] | ||
Acosta had an estimated population of 22,542 people in 2022, up from 20,209 at the time of the 2011 census.[10][11]
Acosta had a Human Development Index of 0.731 in 2022.[12]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Notas
[edit]- ^ Also legally named Alba Vargas Sánchez.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional de Costa Rica (20 June 2024). "División Territorial Administrativa, 2024" [Administrative Territorial Division, 2024] (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 (8 March 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).
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Resoluciones declaratorias de elección". Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (in Spanish).
- ^ 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).
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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".
External links
[edit]- "Acosta Google Satellite Map" Maplandia
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