Acosta (canton)
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History
Acosta was created on 27 October 1910 by decree 24.[2]
Geography
Acosta has an area of Template:Cvt and a mean elevation of Template:Cvt.[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
Mayor
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2006 | Rónald Ricardo Durán Gamboa | File:Bandera de Partido Liberación Nacional.svg PLN |
| 2006–2010 | ||
| 2010–2016 | Luis Alberto Durán Gamboa | |
| 2016–2020 | Norman Eduardo Hidalgo Gamboa | File:Bandera Partido Acción Ciudadana Costa Rica.svg PAC |
| 2020–2024 | ||
| 2024–2028 | Nelson Martín Umaña Quirós | File:Bandera de Partido Liberación Nacional.svg PLN |
Municipal Council
Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called Script error: No such module "Lang".) 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 (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is absent.[4] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
| Political parties in the Municipal Council of Acosta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Regidores | ||||
| № | Owner | Substitute | |||
| File:Bandera de Partido Liberación Nacional.svg | National Liberation Party (PLN) | 2 | Olga Vargas SánchezTemplate:Efn | Seidy Lucía Chinchilla Garro | |
| Fermin Carrillo Palma | Antonio Chinchilla Vindas | ||||
| File:Bandera del Partido Unidad Social Cristiana.svg | Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 2 | Christian Javier Arias Hidalgo | Sergio Manuel Ramírez Azofeifa | |
| Julissa Castro Murcia | Roxana Sánchez Prado | ||||
| File:Bandera Partido Liberal Progresista Costa Rica.svg | Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) | 1 | Fabio Mauricio Arias Prado | Eddy Calderón Jiménez | |
Districts
The canton of Acosta is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
Template:CR Census population Acosta had an estimated population of 22,542 people in 2022, up from 20,209 at the time of the 2011 census.[8][9]
Acosta had a Human Development Index of 0.731 in 2022.[10]
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Notas
References
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External links
- "Acosta Google Satellite Map" Maplandia