Montes de Oca (canton)

Montes de Oca
Canton
Fuente de la Hispanidad, roundabout under Route 39 and on Route 2
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Motto(s): 
Cuna de la Educación Superior
(Cradle of Higher Education)
Montes de Oca canton
Montes de Oca
Montes de Oca canton location in San José Province
Montes de Oca
Montes de Oca canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°56′24″N 84°00′40″W / 9.940046°N 84.0110652°W / 9.940046; -84.0110652
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Creation1 August 1915
Named afterDon Faustino Montes de Oca
Head citySan Pedro
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Montes de Oca
 • MayorDomingo Arguello García (PUSC)
Area
 • Total
15.78 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Elevation
1,262 m (4,140 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
49,132
 • Estimate 
(2022)
53,862
 • Density3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code115
Websitemontesdeoca.go.cr

Montes de Oca is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is San Pedro.

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