Paraíso (canton)
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Paraíso | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Paraíso canton | |
  Paraíso Paraíso canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°43′46″N 83°46′14″W / 9.7294954°N 83.7706033°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Creation | 7 December 1848 |
| Head city | Paraíso |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Paraíso |
| • Mayor | Michaell Álvarez Quirós (UP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 476.99 km2 (184.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,171 m (3,842 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 57,743 |
• Estimate (2022) | 65,941 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 302 |
| Website | https://www.muniparaiso.go.cr/ |
Paraíso is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city is in Paraíso district.
History
[edit]Paraíso was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.[3]
Geography
[edit]Paraíso has an area of 476.99 km2 (184.17 sq mi) and a mean elevation of 1,171 m (3,842 ft).[4][1]
Paraíso is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its head city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range).
Government
[edit]Mayor
[edit]According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the United We Can candidate, Michaell Álvarez Quirós, was elected mayor of the canton with 41.37% of the votes, with Merlyn Rojas Mora and Roger Ricardo Zúñiga Vega as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[6]
| Period | Name | Party |
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| 2002–2006 | Marvin Solano Zúñiga |  PAPA[a]
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| 2006–2010 |  PML
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| 2010–2016 | Jorge Rodríguez Araya |  PUSC
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| 2016–2020 | Marvin Solano Zúñiga |  PASE
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| 2020–2024 | Carlos Manuel Ramírez Sánchez |  PLN
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| 2024–2028 | Michaell Álvarez Quirós |  UP
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Municipal Council
[edit]Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Paraíso's Municipal Council has 7 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[5] The current president of the Municipal Council is the Progressive Liberal Party member, Aldo Mata Coghi, with National Liberation Party member Silvia Elena Arce Araya as vice president.[8] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
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| Political parties in the Municipal Council of Paraíso | |||||
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| Political party | Regidores | ||||
| № | Owner | Substitute | |||
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United We Can (UP) | 3 | Kattia Alfaro Saenz | María Gabriela Solano Marín | |
| Jaime Andrés Coto Espinoza | Julio Sánchez Soto | ||||
| Milany Sofía Obando Mora | Ana Catalina Barquero Quesada | ||||
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National Liberation Party (PLN) | 2 | Luis Diego Calderón Sánchez | Javier Mauricio Hernández Castillo | |
| Silvia Elena Arce Araya(VP) | Sussana Irene Mata Quesada | ||||
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Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 1 | Agustín Enrique Siles Solano | Walter Solano Segura[b] | |
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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) | 1 | Aldo Mata Coghi(P) | Felipe Alberto Loaiza Araya | |
Districts
[edit]The canton of Paraíso is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1864 | 4,238 | — |
| 1883 | 7,114 | +2.76% |
| 1892 | 7,819 | +1.06% |
| 1927 | 7,900 | +0.03% |
| 1950 | 11,426 | +1.62% |
| 1963 | 18,389 | +3.73% |
| 1973 | 22,281 | +1.94% |
| 1984 | 27,823 | +2.04% |
| 2000 | 52,393 | +4.03% |
| 2011 | 57,743 | +0.89% |
| 2022 | 65,941 | +1.21% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[10] Centro Centroamericano de Población[11] | ||
Paraíso had an estimated 65,941 inhabitants in 2022, up from the 57,743 people at the time of the 2011 census.[12][13]
In 2022, Paraíso had a Human Development Index of 0.778, ranking it 4th highest in its province.[14]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation
[edit]The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional de Costa Rica (20 June 2024). "División Territorial Administrativa, 2024 – Totales de Provincias, Cantones y Distritos de Costa Rica" [Administrative Territorial Division, 2024 – Totals of Provinces, Cantons and Districts of Costa Rica] (PDF) (in Spanish).
- ^ a b Asamblea Legislativa de la República de Costa Rica (13 May 2024). "Código Municipal" [Municipal Code]. Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish).
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (8 March 2024). "N.° 2157-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elección de alcaldías y vicealcaldías de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de Cartago, para el período comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Resoluciones declaratorias de elección". Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Concejo Municipal 2024-2028". Municipalidad de Paraíso (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (12 March 2024). "N.° 2220-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elección de regidurías de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de Cartago, para el período comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (July 2023). Estimación de Población y Vivienda 2022 : Resultados Generales [2022 Population and Housing Estimate : General Results] (PDF) (in Spanish). ISBN 9789930525753. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Sistema Nacional de Información y Registro Único de Beneficiarios del Estado; Escuela de Estadística de la Universidad de Costa Rica; Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (9 June 2023). "Atlas de Desarrollo Humano Cantonal en Costa Rica, 2022". Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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