La Unión (canton)

Canton in Cartago province, Costa Rica

Canton in Cartago, Costa Rica

La Unión

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La Unión

La Unión canton location in Costa Rica

Coordinates: 9°54′49″N 83°59′40″W﻿ / ﻿9.9135636°N 83.9944093°W﻿ / 9.9135636; -83.9944093
Country|  Costa Rica
Province| Cartago
Creation| 7 December 1848[1]
Head city| Tres Ríos
Districts|

Districts

* Tres Ríos
* San Diego
* San Juan
* San Rafael
* Concepción
* Dulce Nombre
* San Ramón
* Río Azul

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.go.cr

La Unión is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Tres Ríos district.

## Toponymy[edit]

A 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[edit]

La Unión was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.[1]

## Geography[edit]

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[edit]

The canton of La Unión is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Tres Ríos
2. San Diego
3. San Juan
4. San Rafael
5. Concepción
6. Dulce Nombre
7. San Ramón
8. Río Azul

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population

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%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, La Unión had a population of 99,399 inhabitants.[7]

## Education[edit]

The Lycée Franco Costaricien, a French international school, is in Concepción district.[8]

## Transportation[edit]

### Road transportation[edit]

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

* National Route 2
* National Route 202
* National Route 221
* National Route 251
* National Route 409

### Rail transportation[edit]

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b 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.
2. ^ a b "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.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
6. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "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[edit]

* (in Spanish) MI CARTAGO, Cartago Province's local newspaper

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