Puriscal Canton

Summary

Puriscal Canton is a canton of Costa Rica^[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_costa_rica category, ranking #10 of 82).^[2]

Key Facts

• Puriscal Canton is located in San José Province^[3].
• Puriscal Canton is in the country of Costa Rica^[4].
• Puriscal Canton's image is recorded as Templo Histórico de Puriscal, Costa Rica - Terremoto 7,6.jpg^[5].
• Puriscal Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica^[6].
• Puriscal Canton's capital is recorded as Santiago^[7].
• Puriscal Canton's flag image is recorded as Bandera Cantón Puriscal, San José, Costa Rica.svg^[8].
• Puriscal Canton's shares border with is recorded as Parrita Canton^[9].
• Puriscal Canton's shares border with is recorded as Acosta Canton^[10].
• Puriscal Canton's shares border with is recorded as Turrubares Canton^[11].
• Puriscal Canton's shares border with is recorded as Mora Canton^[12].
• Puriscal Canton's coat of arms image is recorded as Escudo del cantón de Puriscal.svg^[13].
• Puriscal Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santiago^[14].
• Puriscal Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mercedes Sur^[15].
• Puriscal Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Barbacoas^[16].
• Puriscal Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grifo Alto^[17].
• Puriscal Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Rafael^[18].
• Puriscal Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Candelarita^[19].
• Puriscal Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Desamparaditos^[20].
• Puriscal Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Antonio^[21].
• Puriscal Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chires^[22].
• Puriscal Canton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 206878948^[23].
• Puriscal Canton's locator map image is recorded as Costa Rica - San Jose - Puriscal.svg^[24].
• Puriscal Canton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2011076332^[25].
• Puriscal Canton's Commons category is recorded as Puriscal^[26].
• Puriscal Canton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 6153333^[27].

Body

Geography

Puriscal Canton is in the country of Costa Rica^[4]. It is located in San José Province^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Puriscal Canton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+555.02'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+483'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1942'}^[30], {'amount': '+6845'}^[31], {'amount': '+13329'}^[32], {'amount': '+16743'}^[33], {'amount': '+23690'}^[34], and {'amount': '+24150'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Puriscal Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica^[6].

History and Context

+1868-08-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Puriscal Canton^[36].

Why It Matters

Puriscal Canton draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_costa_rica category, ranking #10 of 82).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37]