Santa Ana Canton
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Santa Ana is the name of the 9th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 61.42 km²¹, and has a population of 36,963². The capital city of the canton is Santa Ana.

The triangular-shaped canton is delineated by the Río Virilla on the north and stretches south as it narrows to include a portion of the Cerros de Escazú.

View of the mountains in Salitral, Santa Ana.

The canton of Santa Ana is subdivided into 6 distritos (districts).

1. Santa Ana
2. Salitral
3. Pozos
4. Uruca
5. Piedades
6. Brasil

History

The canton was established by law on August 29, 1907.

References

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