León Cortés (canton)


León Cortés Castro, also known as León Cortés, is the 20th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of. Its estimated population as of 2009 was 13,285. The capital city of the canton is San Pablo. It is part of Los Santos Zone, together with Dota and Tarrazú.
The Delicias creek and the Pirrís river form major portions of the western and southern boundary, and the Tarrazú river establishes the northern and eastern limits of the canton.

History

The Supreme Elections Tribunal of Costa Rica in a resolution of March 29, 1962, proclaimed the results of a plebiscite in the previous month that created the canton. An executive decree on June 12 delineated the portions of the surrounding cantons of Aserrí, Tarrazú, Dota and Desamparados that were to be included in the new canton. It is named in honor of former President León Cortés Castro of Costa Rica.

Districts

The canton of León Cortés Castro is subdivided into six districts :