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Aserrí (canton)

Coordinates: 9°44′54″N 84°08′33″W / 9.7483631°N 84.1423846°W / 9.7483631; -84.1423846
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Aserrí
Panoramic view of Aserrí
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Official seal of Aserrí
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Aserrí canton
Aserrí canton location in San José Province##Aserrí canton location in Costa Rica
Aserrí canton location in San José Province##Aserrí canton location in Costa Rica
Aserrí
Aserrí canton location in San José Province
Aserrí canton location in San José Province##Aserrí canton location in Costa Rica
Aserrí canton location in San José Province##Aserrí canton location in Costa Rica
Aserrí
Aserrí canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°44′54″N 84°08′33″W / 9.7483631°N 84.1423846°W / 9.7483631; -84.1423846
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Creation27 November 1882
Head cityAserrí
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Aserrí
 • MayorPatricia Mayela Porras Segura (PLN)
Area
 • Total168.26 km2 (64.97 sq mi)
Elevation
1,373 m (4,505 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total57,892
 • Estimate 
(2022)
59,588
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code106
Websiteaserri.go.cr

Aserrí is the sixth canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city of the canton is the homonymous Aserrí.

Name

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Aserrí takes its name from a Huetar tribe, also called the Accerri.[3][4]

Geography

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Aserrí has an area of 168.26 km2 (64.97 sq mi)[5] and a mean elevation of 1,373 m (4,505 ft).[1]

The mountainous canton is delineated on the north by the Poás River. 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.

Government

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Mayor

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According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[6] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Patricia Mayela Porras Segura, was elected mayor of the canton with 23.75% of the votes, with Carlos Alberto Azofeifa Aguilar and Jesús Benito Morales Calderón as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[7]

Mayors of Aserrí since the 2002 elections[8]
Period Name Party
2002–2006 Mario Morales Guzmán PLN
2006–2010
2010–2016 Víctor Manuel Morales Mora PAC
2016–2020 José Oldemar García Segura PLN
2020–2024
2024–2028 Patricia Mayela Porras Segura

Municipal Council

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Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Aserrí's Municipal Council has 7 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[6] The current president of the Municipal Council is the Social Christian Unity Party member, Sonia Aguilar Zamora, with National Liberation Party member, Alex Antonio Calero Lopez, as vice president.[9] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:

Current composition of the Municipal Council of Aserrí after the 2024 municipal elections[10]
Political parties in the Municipal Council of Aserrí
Political party Regidores
Owner Substitute
National Liberation Party (PLN) 2 Jessica Vanessa Fallas Hidalgo Wendy Solano Mora
Alex Antonio Calero Lopez(VP)[a] Franklin Segura Mora
National Democratic Agenda (ADN) 2 Freddy Alberto Sandí Zúñiga Jorge Chacón Sánchez
Manuela Rita Sánchez Monge Kryssia Marlene Villarreal Quirós
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 2 Sonia Aguilar Zamora(P) Hillary Valeria Monge Montero
Francis López Esquivel Alexander Barboza Barboza
New Generation Party (PNG) 1 Mildred Marcela Zúñiga Corrales Silvia Marcela Granados Hidalgo

Districts

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The canton of Aserrí is subdivided into seven districts:[11]

  1. Aserrí
  2. Tarbaca
  3. Vuelta de Jorco
  4. San Gabriel
  5. Legua
  6. Monterrey
  7. Salitrillos

History

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The canton was established by a decree of 27 November 1882.[12]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
18834,785—    
18926,030+2.60%
19276,592+0.25%
19509,122+1.42%
196313,609+3.13%
197320,091+3.97%
198430,588+3.90%
200049,319+3.03%
201157,892+1.47%
202259,588+0.26%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[13]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[14]

Aserrí had an estimated 59,588 residents in 2022, up from 57,892 at the time of the 2011 census.[15][16]

In 2022, Aserrí had a Human Development Index of 0.737.[17]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Notes

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  1. ^ Also legally named Alex Antonio López Zúñiga.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. ^ Quesada Pacheco, Miguel Ángel, Los huetares: historia, lengua, etnografía y tradición oral, Cartago, Editorializing Tecnológica, 1996.
  4. ^ Clark, Patricia Roberts (21 October 2009). Tribal Names of the Americas: Spelling Variants and Alternative Forms, Cross-Referenced. McFarland. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7864-5169-2.
  5. ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional de Costa Rica (20 June 2024). "División Territorial Administrativa, 2024 – Totales de Provincias, Cantones y Distritos de Costa Rica" [Administrative Territorial Division, 2024 – Totals of Provinces, Cantons and Districts of Costa Rica] (PDF) (in Spanish).
  6. ^ a b Asamblea Legislativa de la República de Costa Rica (13 May 2024). "Código Municipal" [Municipal Code]. Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish).
  7. ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (21 February 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" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Resoluciones declaratorias de elección". Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Miembros del Concejo". Municipalidad de Aserrí (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  10. ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (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" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  11. ^ "División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Fomento y Asesoria Municipal (IFAM). 5 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-02.
  12. ^ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  14. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  15. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (July 2023). Estimación de Población y Vivienda 2022 : Resultados Generales [2022 Population and Housing Estimate : General Results] (PDF) (in Spanish). ISBN 9789930525753. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  17. ^ Sistema Nacional de Información y Registro Único de Beneficiarios del Estado; Escuela de Estadística de la Universidad de Costa Rica; Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (9 June 2023). "Atlas de Desarrollo Humano Cantonal en Costa Rica, 2022". Retrieved 1 August 2024.