San Carlos Canton

canton in Alajuela province, Costa Rica
AdministrativeArea canton_of_costa_rica Q931244
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San Carlos Canton

Summary

San Carlos Canton is a canton of Costa Rica[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of canton_of_costa_rica entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • San Carlos Canton is located in Alajuela Province[3].
  • San Carlos Canton is in the country of Costa Rica[4].
  • San Carlos Canton's image is recorded as Arenal Volcano as seen from Monteverde.jpg[5].
  • San Carlos Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica[6].
  • San Carlos Canton's capital is recorded as Quesada[7].
  • San Carlos Canton's flag image is recorded as Bandera de San Carlos (Costa Rica).svg[8].
  • San Carlos Canton's shares border with is recorded as San Ramón Canton[9].
  • San Carlos Canton's shares border with is recorded as Tilarán Canton[10].
  • San Carlos Canton's shares border with is recorded as Guatuso Canton[11].
  • San Carlos Canton's shares border with is recorded as Los Chiles Canton[12].
  • San Carlos Canton's shares border with is recorded as Sarapiquí Canton[13].
  • San Carlos Canton's shares border with is recorded as Grecia Canton[14].
  • San Carlos Canton's shares border with is recorded as Sarchí Canton[15].
  • San Carlos Canton's shares border with is recorded as Zarcero Canton[16].
  • San Carlos Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Quesada[17].
  • San Carlos Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Florencia[18].
  • San Carlos Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Buenavista[19].
  • San Carlos Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aguas Zarcas[20].
  • San Carlos Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Venecia (Costa Rica)[21].
  • San Carlos Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pital[22].
  • San Carlos Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as La Fortuna[23].
  • San Carlos Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as La Tigra[24].
  • San Carlos Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as La Palmera[25].
  • San Carlos Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Venado[26].
  • San Carlos Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cutris[27].

Body

Geography

San Carlos Canton is in the country of Costa Rica[4]. It is located in Alajuela Province[3].

Physical Characteristics

San Carlos Canton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3352.33'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+98'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5719'}[30], {'amount': '+16180'}[31], {'amount': '+36586'}[32], {'amount': '+54952'}[33], {'amount': '+75576'}[34], and {'amount': '+127140'}[35].

Designation and Status

San Carlos Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica[6].

History and Context

+1911-09-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of San Carlos Canton[36].

Why It Matters

San Carlos Canton ranks in the top 5% of canton_of_costa_rica entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [30] . 1927 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . 1950 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . 1963 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . 1973 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . 1984 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  32. [35] . 2000 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . wikidata.org.
  34. [28] . División Territorial Administrativa, 2024 (Costa Rica). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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