- Los Chiles Canton
Los Chiles is the name of the 14th canton in the province of Alajuela in
Costa Rica . The canton covers an area of 1,358.86 km² [Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.] , and has a population of 21,523 [Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.] . The capital city of the canton is also calledLos Chiles .The canton lies along the border of
Nicaragua at the top of theLlanura de San Carlos (San Carlos Plain) in north central Costa Rica. The Río Pocosol (Little Sun River) forms the southeastern boundary of the canton, with (from north to south) the Río Rita, Río Mónico, Río Frío (Cold River) and the Río Purgatorio (Purgatory River) establishing the southwestern border. This is a low-lying, sparsely-settled region primarily devoted to large agricultural enterprises.The canton of Los Chiles is subdivided into 4 distritos (districts).
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Los Chiles
# Caño Negro
# El Amparo
# San JorgeHistory
The canton was established by a decree of March 17, 1970.
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