Mora (canton)

Mora
Ciudad Colón, aerial view
Ciudad Colón, aerial view
Flag of Mora
Official seal of Mora
Map
Mora canton
Mora canton location in San José Province##Mora canton location in Costa Rica
Mora canton location in San José Province##Mora canton location in Costa Rica
Mora
Mora canton location in San José Province
Mora canton location in San José Province##Mora canton location in Costa Rica
Mora canton location in San José Province##Mora canton location in Costa Rica
Mora
Mora canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°52′21″N 84°16′48″W / 9.8724731°N 84.2801252°W / 9.8724731; -84.2801252
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Creation25 May 1883
Head cityColón
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Mora
 • MayorRodrigo Alfonso Jiménez Cascante (PLP)
Area
 • Total163.47 km2 (63.12 sq mi)
Elevation
807 m (2,648 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,294
 • Estimate 
(2022)
32,348
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code107
Websitemora.go.cr

Mora is the seventh canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2] Its head city is Colón.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.