San Ramón (canton)

San Ramón is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. The head city is in San Ramón district.

History
San Ramón was created on 21 August 1856 by decree 17.

Geography
San Ramón has an area of 1,018.64 km² and a mean elevation of 974 metres.

An oddly-shaped canton, San Ramon stretches north through the eastern heights of the Cordillera de Tilarán, looking down on the Central Valley (Valle Central) to its east. The canton forms the border with the province of Guanacaste to the west.

Districts
The canton of San Ramón is subdivided into the following districts:
 * 1) San Ramón
 * 2) Santiago
 * 3) San Juan
 * 4) Piedades Norte
 * 5) Piedades Sur
 * 6) San Rafael
 * 7) San Isidro
 * 8) Los Ángeles
 * 9) Alfaro
 * 10) Volio
 * 11) Concepción
 * 12) Zapotal
 * 13) Peñas Blancas
 * 14) San Lorenzo

Demographics
For the 2011 census, San Ramón had a population of 80,566 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNP 1.svg National Route 1

• CR RNS 135.svg National Route 135

• CR RNS 156.svg National Route 156

• CR RNS 169.svg National Route 169

• CR RNT 702.svg National Route 702

• CR RNT 703.svg National Route 703

• CR RNT 704.svg National Route 704

• CR RNT 705.svg National Route 705

• CR RNT 713.svg National Route 713

• CR RNT 714.svg National Route 714

• CR RNT 725.svg National Route 725

• CR RNT 739.svg National Route 739

• CR RNT 742.svg National Route 742

• CR RNT 756.svg National Route 756

• CR RNT 936.svg National Route 936