San Carlos Canton
Encyclopedia
Costa Rica°N date=July 2009°W
San Carlos is the name of the 10th canton
in the province of Alajuela
in Costa Rica
. The canton covers an area of 3347.98 square kilometres (1,292.7 sq mi), making it the largest canton in the country. It has a population of 137,499 (estimate as of 2003), ranking it fifth. The capital city of the canton is Ciudad Quesada
, which is also known as San Carlos.
The canton encompasses a major portion of the Llanura de San Carlos (San Carlos Plain), a wide expanse on the Caribbean side of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). San Carlos reaches north to the border of Nicaragua
, east to the province of Heredia
, west to the province of Guanacaste
, and south into the heights of the Cordillera.
San Carlos is noted as the home of Arenal Volcano
, one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The canton's principal economic activities include the production of oranges, yuca, pineapple, sugar cane, beef and dairy products. More than 50% of the total production of milk in Costa Rica comes from San Carlos.
There is a branch of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology
in Ciudad Quesada.
(distritos):
San Carlos is the name of the 10th canton
Cantons of Costa Rica
This is a list of the cantons of Costa Rica.Cantons are the second-level administrative division of Costa Rica. The country's seven provinces are subdivided into 81 cantons , and these are further subdivided into districts .A unique feature of the cantons is that they are the only administrative...
in the province of Alajuela
Alajuela Province
Alajuela is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north, and clockwise the provinces Heredia, San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste...
in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. The canton covers an area of 3347.98 square kilometres (1,292.7 sq mi), making it the largest canton in the country. It has a population of 137,499 (estimate as of 2003), ranking it fifth. The capital city of the canton is Ciudad Quesada
Ciudad Quesada
Ciudad Quesada is a city in the district of Quesada in the cantón of San Carlos in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is the capital city of the cantón...
, which is also known as San Carlos.
The canton encompasses a major portion of the Llanura de San Carlos (San Carlos Plain), a wide expanse on the Caribbean side of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). San Carlos reaches north to the border of Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
, east to the province of Heredia
Heredia Province
Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture rich Northern plains of San Carlos as well as the more metropolitan areas like the city of Heredia located in the Central Valley...
, west to the province of Guanacaste
Guanacaste Province
Guanacaste is a province of Costa Rica located in the northwestern part of the country, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. To the north it borders Nicaragua. To the east is the Alajuela Province, and to the southeast is the Puntarenas Province. It is the most sparsely populated of all the...
, and south into the heights of the Cordillera.
San Carlos is noted as the home of Arenal Volcano
Arenal Volcano
Arenal Volcano, in Spanish , is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna....
, one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The canton's principal economic activities include the production of oranges, yuca, pineapple, sugar cane, beef and dairy products. More than 50% of the total production of milk in Costa Rica comes from San Carlos.
There is a branch of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology
Costa Rica Institute of Technology
The Costa Rica Institute of Technology, , also known as "ITCR" or "TEC", is a public educational institute in Cartago, Costa Rica....
in Ciudad Quesada.
Districts
The canton of San Carlos is subdivided into 13 districtsDistricts of Costa Rica
| The cantons of Costa Rica are subdivided into 473 districts .-References:...
(distritos):
- Quesada
- Florencia
- Buenavista
- Aguas Zarcas
- Venecia
- Pital
- La Fortuna
- La Tigra
- La Palmera
- Venado
- Cutris
- Monterrey
- Pocosol
See also
- Arenal VolcanoArenal VolcanoArenal Volcano, in Spanish , is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna....
- Costa Rica Institute of TechnologyCosta Rica Institute of TechnologyThe Costa Rica Institute of Technology, , also known as "ITCR" or "TEC", is a public educational institute in Cartago, Costa Rica....
- Province of AlajuelaAlajuela ProvinceAlajuela is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north, and clockwise the provinces Heredia, San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste...
External links
- SIR-ZEE Web portal for business and government in the Northern Zone
- ECOLodgeCR ECOLodgeCR
- La Fortuna de San Carlos History