Puriscal is the 4th canton in the province of San José, Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city of the canton is Santiago.
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Puriscal | |
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 Puriscal canton | |
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| Coordinates: 9.7330278°N 84.3726231°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Creation | 26 June 1914 |
| Head city | Santiago |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Puriscal |
| • Mayor | Iris Cristina Arroyo Hererra (PLN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 555.02 km2 (214.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 945 m (3,100 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 33,004 |
• Estimate (2022) | 38,525 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 104 |
| Website | puriscal |
Toponymy
In Spanish, a purisco is the flower of the common bean. A puriscal is a field of flowering beans.
History
Puriscal canton was established by decree on 7 August 1868.[3]
Geography
Puriscal has an area of 555.02 km2 (214.29 sq mi)[4] and a mean elevation of 945 m (3,100 ft).[1]
Chucás River delineates the canton's northernmost boundary, while the Chires River marks its far southern border, with the canton of Parrita in Puntarenas Province. Puriscal includes a significant portion of the Coastal Mountain Range. However, the canton is landlocked.
Government
Mayor
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Iris Cristina Arroyo Herrera, was elected mayor of the canton with 60.39% of the votes, with Miguel Ángel Mata Zúñiga and David Alonso Carrera Herrera as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[6]
Municipal Council
Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Puriscal's Municipal Council has 7 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[5] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
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| Political parties in the Municipal Council of Puriscal | |||||
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| Political party | Regidores | ||||
| № | Owner | Substitute | |||
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National Liberation Party (PLN) | 3 | Santiago Castro Fallas | Giovanni Mora Rodríguez | |
| Mireya Mora Jiménez | Mariangel Mora Herrera | ||||
| José Pablo Fernández Soto | Mario Chacón Rubí | ||||
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Puriscal on the Move (PM) | 1 | Orlando Fernández Fernández | Michael Hernán Fernández Guerrero | |
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Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 1 | Gloriana Bermúdez Durán | Priscilla Vanessa Aguilar Jiménez | |
Demographics
Puriscal had an estimated population of 38,525 people in 2022, up from 33,004 at the time of the 2011 census.[11][12]
Puriscal had a Human Development Index of 0.755 in 2022.[13]
Only 18% of the canton's population live in urban areas. Among its inhabitants, 20.2% are under ten, and 7.4% are over 65.
Districts
The canton of Puriscal is subdivided into the following districts:
Transportation
Road transportation
The following road routes cover the canton:
References
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