Goicoechea (canton)


Goicoechea is the eighth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of, and has a population of 124,704. The capital city of the canton is Guadalupe.
The elongated canton snakes its way through the suburban areas just north of San José Centro, climbing steadily into the Cordillera Central until it reaches it eastern limit between the Río Durazno and the Río Tiribí.

Districts

The canton of Goicoechea is subdivided into these seven districts :
  1. Guadalupe
  2. San Francisco
  3. Calle Blancos
  4. Mata de Plátano
  5. Ipís
  6. Rancho Redondo
  7. Purral

    History

The canton was established by a legislative decree of August 6, 1891.