La Unión (canton)
La Unión is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Tres Ríos district.
La Unión | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
La Unión canton | |
  La Unión La Unión canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9.9135636°N 83.9944093°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Creation | 7 December 1848[1] |
| Head city | Tres Ríos |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de La Unión |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.83 km2 (17.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,331 m (4,367 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 99,399 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 303 |
| Website | launion |
Toponymy
An story tells of a group of Spanish missionaries from a convent in Guatemala, arriving accompanied by Indians of different cultural groups. The small town they established was called La Unión, meaning The Union, to commemorate their friendliness and brotherhood.
History
La Unión was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.[1]
Geography
La Unión has an area of 44.83 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,331 metres.[2] La Unión is a compact canton situated midway between the national capital of San José and the former colonial capital city of Cartago.
Districts
The canton of La Unión is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1864 | 2,046 | — | |
| 1883 | 2,916 | 42.5% | |
| 1892 | 4,256 | 46.0% | |
| 1927 | 4,972 | 16.8% | |
| 1950 | 7,789 | 56.7% | |
| 1963 | 14,074 | 80.7% | |
| 1973 | 23,352 | 65.9% | |
| 1984 | 41,005 | 75.6% | |
| 2000 | 80,279 | 95.8% | |
| 2011 | 99,399 | 23.8% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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For the 2011 census, La Unión had a population of 99,399 inhabitants. [7]
Education
The Lycée Franco Costaricien, a French international school, is in Tres Ríos district.[8]
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
References
- Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
- "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Contactez-nous"/"Contactos." Lycée Franco Costaricien. Retrieved on March 15, 2015. "De la casa de Don José Figueres, 4.5 Km. Noreste, carretera a Concepción de Tres Ríos"
External links
- (in Spanish) MI CARTAGO, Cartago Province's local newspaper