| Acosta | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica San José#Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Acosta canton location in San José Province##Acosta canton location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Acosta canton location in San José Province##Acosta canton location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.7416°N -84.2367°W |
| Map Alt: | Acosta canton |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 27 October 1910 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | San José |
| Seat Type: | Head city |
| Seat: | San Ignacio |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Acosta |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Nelson Martín Umaña Quirós (PLN) |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | Districts |
| P1: | San Ignacio |
| P2: | Guaitil |
| P3: | Palmichal |
| P4: | Cangrejal |
| P5: | Sabanillas |
| Area Total Km2: | 342.56 |
| Elevation M: | 1009 |
| Population Total: | 20209 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Est: | 22542 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Canton code |
| Blank Info: | 112 |
Acosta is the twelfth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica.[1] [2] The head city of the canton is San Ignacio.
Acosta was created on 27 October 1910 by decree 24.[2]
Acosta has an area of and a mean elevation of .[3] [1]
The mountainous canton begins in the Cerros de Escazú on the far western edge of the San José Metropolitan Area. It continues west and south between the Negro River on the north and the Jorco River on the east to encompass a large portion of the Coastal Mountain Range, ending at the border of Puntarenas Province near the Pacific coast in Parrita Canton.
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[4] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Nelson Martín Umaña Quirós, was elected mayor of the canton with 41.92% of the votes, with Tania Granados Borbón and Marianela Arias Elizondo as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[5]
| 2002–2006 | Rónald Ricardo Durán Gamboa | PLN | |
| 2006–2010 | |||
| 2010–2016 | Luis Alberto Durán Gamboa | ||
| 2016–2020 | Norman Eduardo Hidalgo Gamboa | PAC | |
| 2020–2024 | |||
| 2024–2028 | Nelson Martín Umaña Quirós | PLN |
Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called Spanish; Castilian: regidores) are elected every four years. Acosta's Municipal Council has 5 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor is absent.[4] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
| Political parties in the Municipal Council of Acosta | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Regidores | |||||
| № | Owner | Substitute | ||||
| National Liberation Party (PLN) | 2 | Olga Vargas Sánchez | Seidy Lucía Chinchilla Garro | |||
| Fermin Carrillo Palma | Antonio Chinchilla Vindas | |||||
| Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 2 | Christian Javier Arias Hidalgo | Sergio Manuel Ramírez Azofeifa | |||
| Julissa Castro Murcia | Roxana Sánchez Prado | |||||
| Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) | 1 | Fabio Mauricio Arias Prado | Eddy Calderón Jiménez | |||
The canton of Acosta is subdivided into the following districts:
Acosta had an estimated population of people in 2022, up from at the time of the 2011 census.[8] [9]
Acosta had a Human Development Index of 0.731 in 2022.[10]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: