Aserrí (canton)
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Name
Aserrí takes its name from a Huetar tribe, also called the Accerri.[3][4]
Geography
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The mountainous canton is delineated on the north by the Poás River. It encompasses a narrow strip of land that traverses the Coastal Mountain Range before reaching the lowlands of Puntarenas Province, bordering the canton of Parrita.
Government
Mayor
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[6] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Patricia Mayela Porras Segura, was elected mayor of the canton with 23.75% of the votes, with Carlos Alberto Azofeifa Aguilar and Jesús Benito Morales Calderón as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[7]
| Period | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2006 | Mario Morales Guzmán | File:Bandera de Partido Liberación Nacional.svg PLN |
| 2006–2010 | ||
| 2010–2016 | Víctor Manuel Morales Mora | File:Bandera Partido Acción Ciudadana Costa Rica.svg PAC |
| 2016–2020 | José Oldemar García Segura | File:Bandera de Partido Liberación Nacional.svg PLN |
| 2020–2024 | ||
| 2024–2028 | Patricia Mayela Porras Segura |
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. Aserrí's Municipal Council has 7 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.[6] The current president of the Municipal Council is the Social Christian Unity Party member, Sonia Aguilar Zamora, with National Liberation Party member, Alex Antonio Calero Lopez, as vice president.[9] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
| Political parties in the Municipal Council of Aserrí | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Regidores | ||||
| № | Owner | Substitute | |||
| File:Bandera de Partido Liberación Nacional.svg | National Liberation Party (PLN) | 2 | Jessica Vanessa Fallas Hidalgo | Wendy Solano Mora | |
| Alex Antonio Calero Lopez(VP)Template:Efn | Franklin Segura Mora | ||||
| File:Bandera Partido Agenda Democrática Nacional Costa Rica (2020-Presente).svg | National Democratic Agenda (ADN) | 2 | Freddy Alberto Sandí Zúñiga | Jorge Chacón Sánchez | |
| Manuela Rita Sánchez Monge | Kryssia Marlene Villarreal Quirós | ||||
| File:Bandera del Partido Unidad Social Cristiana.svg | Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 2 | Sonia Aguilar Zamora(P) | Hillary Valeria Monge Montero | |
| Francis López Esquivel | Alexander Barboza Barboza | ||||
| File:Bandera Partido Nueva Generación Costa Rica.svg | New Generation Party (PNG) | 1 | Mildred Marcela Zúñiga Corrales | Silvia Marcela Granados Hidalgo | |
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Districts
The canton of Aserrí is subdivided into seven districts:[11]
History
The canton was established by a decree of 27 November 1882.[12]
Demographics
Template:CR Census population Aserrí had an estimated 59,588 residents in 2022, up from 57,892 at the time of the 2011 census.[13][14]
In 2022, Aserrí had a Human Development Index of 0.737.[15]
Transportation
Road transportation
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Notes
References
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