Oreamuno | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Canton |
Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Oreamuno canton location in Costa Rica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Oreamuno canton location in Costa Rica |
Coordinates: | 9.9973°N -83.877°W |
Map Alt: | Oreamuno canton |
Image Alt: | Cot town, in Oreamuno canton. |
Established Title: | Creation |
Established Date: | 17 August 1914[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Cartago |
Seat Type: | Head city |
Seat: | San Rafael |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Oreamuno |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | list |
Parts: | Districts |
P1: | San Rafael |
P2: | Cot |
P3: | Potrero Cerrado |
P4: | Cipreses |
P5: | Santa Rosa |
Area Total Km2: | 202.31 |
Elevation M: | 1861 |
Population Total: | 45473 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name: | Canton code |
Blank Info: | 307 |
Oreamuno is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[2] [3] The head city is in San Rafael district.
Oreamuno was created on 17 August 1914 by decree 68.
Oreamuno has an area of km²[4] and a mean elevation of metres.
The canton extends from its suburban head city of San Rafael northward into the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). Irazú Volcano looms large in the northern reaches of the canton.
The canton of Oreamuno is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Oreamuno had a population of inhabitants. [5]
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.