Moravia (canton)
Moravia is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[2][3] San Vicente is the main city of the canton. The canton is named after President Juan Rafael Mora Porras (1814 – 1860). Since there was a canton called Mora, this one was named Moravia.[4]
Moravia | |
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  Moravia Moravia canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°00′32″N 84°01′18″W / 10.0087693°N 84.0215787°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Creation | 1 August 1914[1] |
| Named for | Juan Rafael Mora Porras |
| Head city | San Vicente |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Moravia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.62 km2 (11.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,297 m (4,255 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 56,919 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 114 |
| Website | www |
History
changeMoravia was created on 1 August 1914.[3] Law No. 55 created Villa San Vicente on 1 August 1914. The first session of the Council of Moravia was held on 19 January 1915. The first electric street lighting was also installed that year. Law No. 3248 gave the town of San Vicente city status on 6 December 1963.[5]
Geography
changeMoravia has an area of 28.62 km2 (11.05 sq mi).[6] The canton has an average elevation of [convert: invalid number].[2]
The canton begins in the northern suburbs of the capital of Costa Rica, San José. It continues northeast toward the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). The Virilla, Pará, and Blanco rivers are on the north and west edges of the canton. The Quebrada Azul and Macho rivers form the southeast boundaries of the canton.[7]
Other rivers in Moravia include Quebrada Barreal, Quebrada Lajas, Quebrada San Francisco, Quebrada Tornillal, Quebrada Yerbabuena, Acequia, Agrá, Hondura, Ipís, Pará Grande, Paracito, and Zurquí. Mountain peaks in the area include Zurquí (1,583m), Vargas (1,396m), and Trina (1,270m).[7]
Moravia has highly populated suburbs in the south and rural mountain landscapes to the north. The canton of Vázquez de Coronado is to the east and north of Moraia/ San Isidro, Santo Domingo and Tibás are to the west. To the south of Moravia is Goicoechea.[7]
Districts
changeThe canton of Moravia is has three districts:
References
change- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
- ↑ Cantón de Moravia Archived 2011-12-29 at the Wayback Machine Municipalidad de Moravia. Retrieved: 2012-03-13. (in Spanish)
- ↑ Breve Reseña Histórica de Moravia Archived 2011-12-29 at the Wayback Machine Municipalidad de Moravia. retrieved: 2012-03-13. (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Map of Moravia" (PDF). Atlas Cantonal de Costa Rica. 1985. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
