El Guarco (canton)

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Toponymy

Named after El Guarco, a cacique in the colonial era.

History

El Guarco was created on 26 July 1939 by decree 195.[3]

Geography

El Guarco has an area of 167.69 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 1,526 metres.[1]

El Guarco is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its capital city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range). The Pan-American Highway, locally designated as Route 2, delineates the canton's lengthy southwestern border.

Districts

The canton of El Guarco is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Tejar
  2. San Isidro
  3. Tobosi
  4. Patio de Agua

Demographics

Template:CR Census population For the 2011 census, El Guarco had a population of 41,793 inhabitants.[5]

Transportation

Road transportation

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