San Mateo Canton

canton in Alajuela province, Costa Rica
AdministrativeArea canton_of_costa_rica Q1936056
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San Mateo Canton

Summary

San Mateo Canton is a canton of Costa Rica[1]. It draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_costa_rica category, ranking #19 of 82).[2]

Key Facts

  • San Mateo Canton is located in Alajuela Province[3].
  • San Mateo Canton is in the country of Costa Rica[4].
  • San Mateo Canton's image is recorded as Iglesia Catholico de San Mateo.jpg[5].
  • San Mateo Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica[6].
  • San Mateo Canton's capital is recorded as San Mateo[7].
  • San Mateo Canton's flag image is recorded as Bandera Cantón de San Mateo, Alajuela, Costa Rica.svg[8].
  • San Mateo Canton's shares border with is recorded as San Ramón Canton[9].
  • San Mateo Canton's shares border with is recorded as Esparza Canton[10].
  • San Mateo Canton's shares border with is recorded as Orotina Canton[11].
  • San Mateo Canton's shares border with is recorded as Atenas Canton[12].
  • San Mateo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Mateo[13].
  • San Mateo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Desmonte[14].
  • San Mateo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jesús María[15].
  • San Mateo Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Labrador[16].
  • San Mateo Canton's locator map image is recorded as Costa Rica - Alajuela - San Mateo.svg[17].
  • San Mateo Canton's Commons category is recorded as San Mateo (canton)[18].
  • San Mateo Canton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5722749[19].
  • +1868-08-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of San Mateo Canton[20].
  • San Mateo Canton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.9625, 'lon': -84.56111111}[21].
  • San Mateo Canton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02w1xnh[22].
  • San Mateo Canton's official website is recorded as http://www.sanmateo.go.cr/[23].
  • San Mateo Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1682'}[24].
  • San Mateo Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+2525'}[25].
  • San Mateo Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3353'}[26].
  • San Mateo Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3234'}[27].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

San Mateo Canton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+125.03'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+254'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1682'}[24], {'amount': '+2525'}[25], {'amount': '+3353'}[26], {'amount': '+3234'}[27], {'amount': '+3611'}[30], and {'amount': '+3388'}[31].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1868-08-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of San Mateo Canton[20].

Why It Matters

San Mateo Canton draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_costa_rica category, ranking #19 of 82).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

References

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  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . 1864 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 1883 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 1892 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 1927 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . 1950 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . 1963 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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