La Unión (canton)
La Unión | |
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  La Unión La Unión canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°54′49″N 83°59′40″W / 9.9135636°N 83.9944093°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Creation | 7 December 1848[1] |
| Head city | Tres Ríos |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de La Unión |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.83 km2 (17.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,331 m (4,367 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 99,399 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 303 |
| Website | launion |
La Unión is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Tres Ríos district.
Toponymy
[edit]A story tells of a group of Spanish missionaries from a convent in Guatemala, arriving accompanied by Indians of different cultural groups. The small town they established was called La Unión, meaning The Union, to commemorate their friendliness and brotherhood.
History
[edit]La Unión was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.[1]
Geography
[edit]La Unión has an area of 44.83 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 1,331 metres.[2] La Unión is a compact canton situated midway between the national capital of San José and the former colonial capital city of Cartago.
Districts
[edit]The canton of La Unión is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1864 | 2,046 | — |
| 1883 | 2,916 | +1.88% |
| 1892 | 4,256 | +4.29% |
| 1927 | 4,972 | +0.45% |
| 1950 | 7,789 | +1.97% |
| 1963 | 14,074 | +4.66% |
| 1973 | 23,352 | +5.19% |
| 1984 | 41,005 | +5.25% |
| 2000 | 80,279 | +4.29% |
| 2011 | 99,399 | +1.96% |
| 2022 | 99,539 | +0.01% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6] | ||
For the 2011 census, La Unión had a population of 99,399 inhabitants.[7]
Education
[edit]The Lycée Franco Costaricien, a French international school, is in Concepción district.[8]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation
[edit]The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "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).
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Contactez-nous"/"Contactos." Lycée Franco Costaricien. Retrieved on March 15, 2015. "De la casa de Don José Figueres, 4.5 Km. Noreste, carretera a Concepción de Tres Ríos"
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) MI CARTAGO, Cartago Province's local newspaper
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