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Santa Cruz Canton

canton in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica
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Santa Cruz Canton

Summary

Santa Cruz Canton is a canton of Costa Rica[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of canton_of_costa_rica entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Santa Cruz Canton is located in Guanacaste Province[3].
  • Santa Cruz Canton is in the country of Costa Rica[4].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica[5].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's capital is recorded as Santa Cruz[6].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's flag image is recorded as Bandera de Santa Cruz (Costa Rica).svg[7].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's shares border with is recorded as Carrillo Canton[8].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's shares border with is recorded as Bagaces Canton[9].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's shares border with is recorded as Nicoya Canton[10].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santa Cruz[11].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bolsón[12].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Veintisiete de Abril[13].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tempate[14].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cartagena[15].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cuajiniquil[16].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Diriá[17].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cabo Velas[18].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tamarindo[19].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 132729436[20].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's locator map image is recorded as Costa Rica - Guanacaste - Santa Cruz.svg[21].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2004023517[22].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's Commons category is recorded as Santa Cruz, Guanacaste (Costa Rica)[23].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 6153858[24].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's patron saint is recorded as San juan patrón[25].
  • +1848-12-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Santa Cruz Canton[26].
  • Santa Cruz Canton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 10.26666667, 'lon': -85.65}[27].

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Geography

Santa Cruz Canton is in the country of Costa Rica[4]. It is located in Guanacaste Province[3].

Physical Characteristics

Santa Cruz Canton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1320.81'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+98'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3217'}[30], {'amount': '+4748'}[31], {'amount': '+5948'}[32], {'amount': '+10390'}[33], {'amount': '+13615'}[34], and {'amount': '+23576'}[35].

Designation and Status

Santa Cruz Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica[5].

History and Context

+1848-12-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Santa Cruz Canton[26].

Why It Matters

Santa Cruz Canton ranks in the top 6% of canton_of_costa_rica entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

Related Entities

Costa Rica

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . 1864 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . 1883 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . 1892 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . 1927 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . 1950 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . 1963 Costa Rican census. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [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. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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