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EspañolPARAíSO CANTON
'Paraíso' is the name of the second canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 411.91 km²[1], and has a population of 55,923[2]. The capital city of the canton is also called Paraíso.
Paraíso is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its capital city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range).
The canton of Paraíso is subdivided into 4 distritos (districts).
# Paraíso
# Santiago
# Orosi
# Cachí
Paraíso was first mentioned as a canton in a decree dated December 7, 1848.
1. Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
2. Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.
Paraíso is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its capital city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range).
The canton of Paraíso is subdivided into 4 distritos (districts).
# Paraíso
# Santiago
# Orosi
# Cachí
| Contents |
| History |
| References |
History
Paraíso was first mentioned as a canton in a decree dated December 7, 1848.
References
1. Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
2. Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.
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