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Desamparados Canton

canton in San José province, Costa Rica
AdministrativeArea canton_of_costa_rica Q1444404

Facts

17 properties

Identity

Instance of
canton of Costa Rica
Inception
November 4, 1862
Official website
www.desamparados.go.cr

Location

Country
Costa Rica[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 9.813°, -84.049°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
San José Province[2]
Shares border with
Alajuelita Canton, Aserrí Canton, León Cortés Castro Cantón, Curridabat Canton, Dota Canton, El Guarco Canton, Cartago Canton[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Population and size

Area
118.89
Elevation above sea level
1161.0
Population
223k (5.4k–223k, n=11)
More facts +7
Website
www.desamparados.go.cr
Located in
San José Province
Capital
Desamparados[4]
Contains the administrative territorial entity
Desamparados, San Miguel, San Juan de Dios, San Rafael Arriba, San Antonio, Frailes, Patarrá, San Cristóbal, Rosario, Damas, San Rafael Abajo, Gravilias, Los Guido[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Coordinates
🗺️ 9.813°, -84.049°
Legislative body
Municipal Council of Desamparados
Office held by head of government
Mayor of Desamparados
🏷️ Also known as
en Desamparados en Desamparados Canton ar ديسامبارادوس، كوستاريكا es Cantón de Desamparados es Desamparados fr Desamparados (canton) it cantone di Desamparados ja デサンパラドス ru Десампарадос vi Desamparados (tổng) zh 德桑帕拉多斯縣
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
151445262
Library of Congress authority ID
n97096169
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Collage de Desamparados.png ↗
Freebase ID
/m/087qj6
GNS Unique Feature ID
-1107010
GeoNames ID
3623933
INaturalist place ID
29347
Museum-digital place ID
21588
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007545006205171
OpenStreetMap relation ID
6200736
Yale LUX ID
place/b0b9b079-fb7e-4bd4-952f-1f4dd9322694

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🔗 Connections
Contained subdivisions 12
Desamparados, Patarrá, San Juan de Dios, San Miguel, San Rafael Abajo, San Rafael Arriba, Damas, Frailes +4 more
Contains the administrative territorial entity 12
Desamparados, Patarrá, San Juan de Dios, San Miguel, San Rafael Abajo, San Rafael Arriba, Damas, Frailes +4 more
← Shares border with 9
La Unión Canton, Alajuelita Canton, San José Canton, Aserrí Canton, Cartago Canton, Curridabat Canton, El Guarco Canton, Dota Canton +1 more
Shares border with 7
Alajuelita Canton, Aserrí Canton, Cartago Canton, Curridabat Canton, El Guarco Canton, Dota Canton, León Cortés Castro Cantón
People born here 4
Goliath, Kenny Cunningham, Jordan Smith, Joaquín García Monge
Capital 1
Desamparados
Country 1
Costa Rica
Instance of 1
canton of Costa Rica
Legislative body 1
Municipal Council of Desamparados
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
San José Province
People who died here 1
Goliath
← Capital of 1
Desamparados
← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1
San José Province
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Summary

Desamparados Canton is a canton of Costa Rica[1].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Desamparados Canton's area is recorded as 118.89 km²[23]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 1161 m[24]. Population counts include {'amount': '+7067'}[25], {'amount': '+5408'}[26], {'amount': '+6471'}[27], {'amount': '+9463'}[28], {'amount': '+15614'}[29], and {'amount': '+33845'}[30].

History and Context

November 4, 1862 marks the founding of Desamparados Canton[31].

Related Entities

Costa Rica Goliath Kenny Cunningham

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [25] ↑ . 1864 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 1883 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 1892 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . 1927 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 1950 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . 1963 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  29. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [23] ↑ . División Territorial Administrativa, 2024 (Costa Rica). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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