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Acosta | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bandera_de_Acosta_(Costa_Rica).svg) Flag &sq=&lang=&file=File:Escudo_del_cant%C3%B3n_de_Acosta.svg) Seal | |
 Acosta canton | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Costa_Rica_San_Jose_location_map.svg)  Acosta Acosta canton location in San José Province &sq=&lang=&file=File:Costa_Rica_location_map.svg) Acosta Acosta canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°44′30″N 84°14′12″W / 9.7415933°N 84.2366847°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Creation | 27 October 1910 |
| Head city | San Ignacio |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Acosta |
| • Mayor | Nelson Martín Umaña Quirós (PLN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 342.56 km2 (132.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,009 m (3,310 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20,209 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 22,542 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 112 |
| Website | www |
Acosta is the twelfth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city of the canton is San Ignacio.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ 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.