| Guatuso | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica Alajuela#Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Guatuso canton location in Alajuela Province##Guatuso canton location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Guatuso canton location in Alajuela Province##Guatuso canton location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 10.7031°N -84.8297°W |
| Map Alt: | Guatuso canton |
| Image Alt: | San Rafael Church |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 17 March 1970[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alajuela |
| Seat Type: | Head city |
| Seat: | San Rafael |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Guatuso |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | Districts |
| P1: | San Rafael |
| P2: | Buenavista |
| P3: | Cote |
| P4: | Katira |
| Area Total Km2: | 758.32 |
| Elevation M: | 140 |
| Population Total: | 15508 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Canton code |
| Blank Info: | 215 |
Guatuso is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[2] [3]
It is named for the region's original inhabitants, an indigenous tribe whose survivors are now known as the Maleku and remain as residents of the area.
Guatuso was created on 17 March 1970 by decree 4541.
Guatuso has an area of km²[4] and a mean elevation of metres.
It is a diamond-shaped canton, with the Purgatorio River and the Frío River as the northeast border, the Cucaracha River as a portion of the southeast border, the Cordillera de Guanacaste on the southwest border, and the Rito River and the Mónico River on the northwest. Tenorio Volcano marks the far western point of the canton.
The canton of Guatuso is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Guatuso had a population of inhabitants.[5]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: