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Puriscal is the name of the 4th canton (or "county") in the province of San José, Costa Rica. In Spanish, a ''"puriscal"'' is the flower of the common bean. The capital city of the canton is Santiago ''(de Puriscal)''. The canton of ''Puriscal'' covers an area of 553.66 km²;〔Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.〕 the Río Chucás delineates the canton's northernmost boundary, while the Río Chires marks its far southern border, with the canton of Parrita in Puntarenas Province. ''Puriscal'' includes a major portion of the Coastal Mountain Range, however the canton is landlocked, in that it does not have direct ocean access. The canton has a population of 31,202.〔Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.〕 Only 18% of the canton's population live in urban areas. Among its inhabitants, 20.2% are under 10 years old and 7.4% are over 65. ==Districts== The canton of Puriscal is subdivided into nine districts (''distritos''): # Santiago # Mercedes Sur # Barbacoas # Grifo Alto # San Rafael # Candelarita # Desamparaditos # San Antonio # Chires 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Puriscal (canton)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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