Río Cuarto (canton)

Río Cuarto is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.^[2][3] The head city is in Río Cuarto district.

Translates to Fourth River.

Río Cuarto was created on 20 April 2018 by decree 9440.^[1]

It was originally a district of Grecia, however not on contiguous land as it was separated from Grecia when Sarchí canton, which was also part of Grecia originally, became a canton in 1949. After agreement of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica in second debate the Thursday 30 March 2017, Río Cuarto district became a canton, then in 2018 three districts were created in the canton.^[4][5]

Río Cuarto has an area of 254.2 km² (98.1 sq mi)^[6] and a mean elevation of 277 metres.^[2]

It is located to the north of the Poás Volcano. It limits to the north and the west with the canton of San Carlos, to the east and also to the north with the canton of Sarapiquí to the south with the cantons of Alajuela and Zarcero.

Its head city is Río Cuarto, which is located 70.8 km (44.0 mi) north of San José, the nation's capital, of which by road it is around two hours taking Route 126.

The vegetation overflows with green, multicolored flowers, fruits and trees. The fauna is composed of dozens of species, some with animals as striking as the caribbean monkeys, sloths, and birds of all tones.

The type of vegetation is typical of the Humid Tropical Forest, characterized by the presence of trees up to 40 meters in height, ferns, epiphytic plants and mosses. The area also has abundant fruit plantations, ornamental and medicinal plants.

تنقسم مقاطعة ريو كوارتو إلى المناطق التالية :

1. ريو كوارتو
2. سانتا ريتا
3. سانتا إيزابيل

في تعداد عام 2011 ، بلغ عدد سكان مقاطعة ريو كوارتو 11074 نسمة، وبما أن عدد سكان المقاطعة أصبح عدد سكان الكانتون، فإن تفاصيل السكان التاريخية متطابقة منذ عام 1927. ^{[ 9 ]}

المنتجات الزراعية، والحليب، ولحم البقر، ولحم الخنزير، ولحم الدجاج، والأناناس، والكسافا، والطاقة الكهربائية، ونباتات الزينة، وغيرها.