Montes de Oca | |
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Motto(s): Cuna de la Educación Superior (Cradle of Higher Education) | |
Coordinates: 9°56′24″N 84°00′40″W / 9.940046°N 84.0110652°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | San José |
Creation | 1 August 1915[1] |
Named for | Don Faustino Montes de Oca |
Head city | San Pedro |
Districts | Districts |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Montes de Oca |
Area | |
• Total | 15.16 km2 (5.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,262 m (4,140 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 49,132 |
• Density | 3,200/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 115 |
Website | montesdeoca |
Montes de Oca is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is San Pedro.