Flores | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:San_Joaqu%C3%ADn_de_Flores.JPG) Church in San Joaquín, Flores | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Bandera_Cant%C3%B3n_de_Flores,_Heredia,_Costa_Rica.svg) Flag &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Escudo_del_Cant%C3%B3n_de_Flores.png) Seal | |
 Flores canton | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Costa_Rica_location_map.svg)  Flores Flores canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°00′21″N 84°09′14″W / 10.0058345°N 84.1538838°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Heredia |
| Creation | 12 August 1915[1] |
| Head city | San Joaquín |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Flores |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,086 m (3,563 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,037 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 408 |
| Website | flores |
Flores is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in San Joaquín district.
- ^ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "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.