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Canton in San José province, Costa Rica

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Canton in San José, Costa Rica

Acosta Canton Flag Seal Interactive map of Acosta Acosta Acosta canton location in San José Province Show map of San José Province Acosta Acosta canton location in Costa Rica Show map of Costa Rica Coordinates: 9°44′30″N 84°14′12″W / 9.7415933°N 84.2366847°W / 9.7415933; -84.2366847 Country Costa Rica Province San José Creation 27 October 1910 Head city San Ignacio Districts Districts San Ignacio Guaitil Palmichal Cangrejal Sabanillas Government • Type Municipality • Body Municipalidad de Acosta • Mayor Nelson Martín Umaña Quirós (PLN) Area • Total 342.56 km2 (132.26 sq mi) Elevation 1,009 m (3,310 ft) Population (2011) • Total 20,209 • Estimate (2022) 22,542 • Density 58.994/km2 (152.79/sq mi) Time zone UTC−06:00 Canton code 112 Website www.acosta.go.cr

**Acosta** is the twelfth [canton](/source/Cantons_of_Costa_Rica) in the province of [San José](/source/San_Jos%C3%A9_Province) in [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica).[1][2] The head city of the canton is [San Ignacio](/source/San_Ignacio_District%2C_Acosta).

## History

Acosta was created on 27 October 1910 by decree 24.[2]

## Geography

Acosta has an area of 342.56 km2 (132.26 sq mi) and a mean elevation of 1,009 m (3,310 ft).[3][1]

The mountainous canton begins in the [Cerros de Escazú](/source/Cerros_de_Escaz%C3%BA) on the far western edge of the San José Metropolitan Area. It continues west and south between the Negro River on the north and the Jorco River on the east to encompass a large portion of the Coastal Mountain Range, ending at the border of [Puntarenas Province](/source/Puntarenas_Province) near the Pacific coast in [Parrita Canton](/source/Parrita_Canton).

## Government

### Mayor

According to Costa Rica's [Municipal Code](/source/Local_government_in_Costa_Rica), mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[4] As of the latest [municipal elections in 2024](/source/2024_Costa_Rican_municipal_elections), the [National Liberation Party](/source/National_Liberation_Party_(Costa_Rica)) candidate, Nelson Martín Umaña Quirós, was elected mayor of the canton with 41.92% of the votes, with Tania Granados Borbón and Marianela Arias Elizondo as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[5]

Mayors of Acosta since the 2002 elections[6] Period Name Party 2002–2006 Ronald Ricardo Durán Gamboa PLN 2006–2010 2010–2016 Luis Alberto Durán Gamboa 2016–2020 Norman Eduardo Hidalgo Gamboa PAC 2020–2024 2024–2028 Nelson Martín Umaña Quirós PLN

### Municipal Council

Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called *regidores*) are elected every four years. Acosta's Municipal Council has 5 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (*regidor propietario*) is absent.[4] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:

Composition of the Municipal Council of Acosta after the 2024 municipal elections[7] Political parties in the Municipal Council of Acosta Political party Regidores № Owner Substitute National Liberation Party (PLN) 2 Olga Vargas Sánchez[a] Seidy Lucía Chinchilla Garro Fermin Carrillo Palma Antonio Chinchilla Vindas Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 2 Christian Javier Arias Hidalgo Sergio Manuel Ramírez Azofeifa Julissa Castro Murcia Roxana Sánchez Prado Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) 1 Fabio Mauricio Arias Prado Eddy Calderón Jiménez

## Districts

The canton of Acosta is subdivided into the following [districts](/source/Districts_of_Costa_Rica):

1. [San Ignacio](/source/San_Ignacio_District%2C_Acosta)

1. [Guaitil](/source/Guaitil_District)

1. [Palmichal](/source/Palmichal_District)

1. [Cangrejal](/source/Cangrejal_District)

1. [Sabanillas](/source/Sabanillas_District)

## Demographics

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Census Pop. ±% p.a. 1927 7,474 — 1950 10,160 +1.34% 1963 13,092 +1.97% 1973 14,385 +0.95% 1984 14,853 +0.29% 2000 18,661 +1.44% 2011 20,209 +0.73% 2022 22,542 +1.00% Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[8] Centro Centroamericano de Población[9]

Acosta had an estimated population of 22,542 people in 2022, up from 20,209 at the time of the [2011 census](/source/Costa_Rica_2011_Census).[10][11]

Acosta had a [Human Development Index](/source/Human_Development_Index) of 0.731 in 2022.[12]

## Transportation

### Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

- [National Route 209](/source/National_Route_209_(Costa_Rica))

- [National Route 301](/source/National_Route_301_(Costa_Rica))

## Notas

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Also legally named Alba Vargas Sánchez.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-divadm_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-divadm_1-1) ["Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP"](http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607&param2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp). *Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica* (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dta2017_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dta2017_2-1) [*División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica*](https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf) (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-9977-58-477-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-9977-58-477-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ignarea_3-0)** Instituto Geográfico Nacional de Costa Rica (20 June 2024). ["División Territorial Administrativa, 2024"](https://files.snitcr.go.cr/boletines/DTA-TABLA%20POR%20PROVINCIA-CANT%C3%93N-DISTRITO%202024.pdf) [Administrative Territorial Division, 2024] (PDF) (in Spanish).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-codmuni_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-codmuni_4-1) [Asamblea Legislativa de la República de Costa Rica](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Costa_Rica) (13 May 2024). ["Código Municipal"](http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?nValor1=1&nValor2=40197) [Municipal Code]. *Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica* (in Spanish).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2024alcdec2_5-0)** [Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones](/source/Supreme_Electoral_Court_of_Costa_Rica) (8 March 2024). ["N.° 1658-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elección de alcaldías y vicealcaldías de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de San José, para el período comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho"](https://www.tse.go.cr/juris/relevantes/1658-E11-2024.html) (in Spanish).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-decs_6-0)** [Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones](/source/Supreme_Electoral_Court_of_Costa_Rica). ["Resoluciones declaratorias de elección"](https://www.tse.go.cr/declaratorias.htm). *Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones* (in Spanish).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2024regdec2_7-0)** [Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones](/source/Tribunal_Supremo_de_Elecciones_de_Costa_Rica) (12 February 2024). ["N.° 2218-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elección de regidurías de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de San José, para el período comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho"](https://www.tse.go.cr/juris/relevantes/2218-E11-2024.html) (in Spanish).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos"](https://www.inec.cr/) (in Spanish).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. ["Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas"](https://censos.ccp.ucr.ac.cr/) (in Spanish).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2022popest_11-0)** [Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_and_Census_of_Costa_Rica) (July 2023). [*Estimación de Población y Vivienda 2022 : Resultados Generales*](https://admin.inec.cr/sites/default/files/2023-10/rePoblacResultadosGenerales_Estimacion_poblacion_vivienda_2022_0.pdf) [*2022 Population and Housing Estimate : General Results*] (PDF) (in Spanish). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9789930525753](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789930525753).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-censo2011_12-0)** ["Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito"](https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011). *Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos* (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2022hdi_13-0)** Sistema Nacional de Información y Registro Único de Beneficiarios del Estado; [Escuela de Estadística de la Universidad de Costa Rica](/source/University_of_Costa_Rica); [Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo](/source/United_Nations_Development_Programme) (9 June 2023). ["Atlas de Desarrollo Humano Cantonal en Costa Rica, 2022"](https://www.undp.org/es/costa-rica/publicaciones/atlas-de-desarrollo-humano-cantonal-2022/).

## External links

- ["Acosta Google Satellite Map"](http://www.maplandia.com/costa-rica/san-jose/acosta/) Maplandia

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