El Guarco (canton)
Canton in Cartago province, Costa Rica
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El Guarco is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Tejar district.
El Guarco | |
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  El Guarco El Guarco canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9.7310041°N 83.9083096°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Creation | 26 July 1939[1] |
| Head city | Tejar |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de El Guarco |
| Area | |
• Total | 167.69 km2 (64.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,526 m (5,007 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 41,793 |
| • Density | 249.23/km2 (645.50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 308 |
| Website | muniguarco |
Toponymy
History
El Guarco was created on 26 July 1939 by decree 195.[1]
Geography
El Guarco has an area of 167.69 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 1,526 metres.[2]
El Guarco is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its capital city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range). The Pan-American Highway, locally designated as Route 2, delineates the canton's lengthy southwestern border.
Districts
The canton of El Guarco is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
