Moravia (canton)

Moravia
Flag of Moravia
Official seal of Moravia
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Moravia canton
Moravia canton location in San José Province##Moravia canton location in Costa Rica
Moravia canton location in San José Province##Moravia canton location in Costa Rica
Moravia
Moravia canton location in San José Province
Moravia canton location in San José Province##Moravia canton location in Costa Rica
Moravia canton location in San José Province##Moravia canton location in Costa Rica
Moravia
Moravia canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°00′32″N 84°01′18″W / 10.0087693°N 84.0215787°W / 10.0087693; -84.0215787
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Creation1 August 1914
Named forJuan Rafael Mora Porras
Head citySan Vicente
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Moravia
 • MayorDiego Armando López López (PSM)
Area
 • Total28.82 km2 (11.13 sq mi)
Elevation
1,297 m (4,255 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total56,919
 • Estimate 
(2022)
59,546
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code114
Websitemoravia.go.cr

Moravia is the fourteenth canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city of the canton is San Vicente.

  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.