Santa Ana (canton)
Canton in San José province, Costa Rica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Santa Ana is the ninth canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[3][4] It is located in the Central Valley. It borders with the Alajuela canton to the north, the Mora canton to the south and west, the Escazú canton to the east, as well as the Belén canton to the north east.[5] As of 2020, the canton has the highest Human Development Index of any region in Costa Rica with a HDI of 0.871.[6]
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Santa Ana | |
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Nicknames: Valle del Sol [1] Spanish for: "Valley of the Sun" | |
Coordinates: 9.9184253°N 84.1957531°W / 9.9184253; -84.1957531 | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | San José |
Creation | 29 August 1907[2] |
Head city | Santa Ana |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Santa Ana |
• Mayor | Gerardo Oviedo Espinoza (PLN) |
Area | |
• Total | 61.42 km2 (23.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 904 m (2,966 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 49,123 |
• Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Santaneño, -a |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 109 |
Website | www |
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