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The canton was established by a legislative decree of August 7, 1868. |
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[[Image:San-marcos-tarrazu-church-costarica.jpg|thumb|right|400px|San Marcos Roman Catholic church, Costa Rica]] |
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Revision as of 05:27, 1 May 2009
Tarrazú is the name of the 5th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 297.50 km²[1], and has a population of 15,142[2]. The capital city of the canton is San Marcos.
The Río Pirrís (also known as Río Parrita) establishes much of the northern boundary of the three-pronged canton, which reaches south across the Coastal Mountain Range to its border with the canton of Aguirre in Puntarenas Province.
The canton of Tarrazú is subdivided into 3 distritos (districts).
History
The canton was established by a legislative decree of August 7, 1868.
References
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