Goicoechea (canton)

Goicoechea
Flag of Goicoechea
Official seal of Goicoechea
Map
Goicoechea canton
Goicoechea canton location in San José Province##Goicoechea canton location in Costa Rica
Goicoechea canton location in San José Province##Goicoechea canton location in Costa Rica
Goicoechea
Goicoechea canton location in San José Province
Goicoechea canton location in San José Province##Goicoechea canton location in Costa Rica
Goicoechea canton location in San José Province##Goicoechea canton location in Costa Rica
Goicoechea
Goicoechea canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°57′22″N 83°59′05″W / 9.9560222°N 83.984858°W / 9.9560222; -83.984858
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Creation6 August 1891[1]
Head cityGuadalupe
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Goicoechea
 • MayorFernando Miguel Chavarría Quirós (PLN)
Area
 • Total31.7 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Elevation
1,364 m (4,475 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total115,084
 • Estimate 
(2022)
132,104
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code108
Websitewww.munigoicoechea.com

Goicoechea is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[2][3]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ^ 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.