Aserrí Canton

Aserrí is the name of the 6th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 167.10 km² [Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.] , and has a population of 52,808 [Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.] . The capital city of the canton is also called Aserrí.

The mountainous canton is delineated on the north by the Río Poás. It encompasses a narrow strip of land that traverses the Coastal Mountain Range before reaching the lowlands of Puntarenas Province, bordering the canton of Parrita.

The canton of Aserrí is subdivided into 7 distritos (districts).

# Aserrí
# Tarbaca
# Vuelta de Jorco
# San Gabriel
# La Legua
# Monterrey
# Salitrillos

History

The canton was established by a decree of November 27, 1882.

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