Paraíso (canton)

Paraíso is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Paraíso district.

History
Paraíso was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.

Geography
Paraíso has an area of 411.91 km² and a mean elevation of 1,171 metres.

Paraíso is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its headi city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range).

Districts
The canton of Paraíso is subdivided into the following districts:
 * 1) Paraíso
 * 2) Santiago
 * 3) Orosi
 * 4) Cachí
 * 5) Llanos de Santa Lucía
 * 6) Birrisito

Demographics
For the 2011 census, Paraíso had a population of 57,743 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNP 2.svg National Route 2

• CR RNP 10.svg National Route 10

• CR RNS 224.svg National Route 224

• CR RNS 225.svg National Route 225

• CR RNT 404.svg National Route 404

• CR RNT 405.svg National Route 405

• CR RNT 408.svg National Route 408

• CR RNT 416.svg National Route 416

Rail transportation
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.