Pérez Zeledón (canton)
Pérez Zeledón | |
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Aerial view of San Isidro de El General Regional Branch of the National University of Costa Rica Immaculate Conception Church in Rivas | |
| Nickname: Pezeta ("P.Z.") | |
| Motto(s): Luchemos Valientemente por el Progreso del Valle (Spanish) "Let us fight bravely for the progress of the Valley" | |
| Anthem: Himno Municipal de Pérez Zeledón | |
Pérez Zeledón canton | |
| Coordinates: 9°20′21″N 83°42′55″W / 9.3392039°N 83.7152394°W | |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Creation | 9 October 1931 |
| Named after | Pedro Pérez Zeledón |
| Head city | San Isidro de El General |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Pérez Zeledón |
| • Mayor | Emmanuel Ceciliano Alfaro (PUSC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,901.08 km2 (734.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 134,534 |
• Estimate (2022) | 156,917 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 119 |
| Website | www |
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Pérez Zeledón is the nineteenth canton of the province of San José in Costa Rica, located in the Brunca Region. It ranks as the sixth-most populous canton in the country and is the 7th largest by area. The capital city of the canton is San Isidro de El General.
The Río Savegre establishes the canton's boundaries on the northwest, the Río Guabo and a series of coastal mountain ranges on the southwest and south, and the peaks of the highest mountains of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range) on the east. In the middle of the canton, the Río General, from which the canton's capital city takes its name, runs north to south.