Grecia is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.

Toponymy

It is named after the country of Greece.

History

Grecia was created on 27 July 1867 by decree 20.

Geography

Grecia has an area of 141.52 km² and a mean elevation of 1,025 metres. The canton lies among ridges and valleys on the southwestern slope of Poas Volcano. One area was completely separated from the remainder of the canton by the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). Known as Río Cuarto, this area lies on the Caribbean Plain, it was a district of Grecia, but became a canton in 2018. The Poás River and the Prendes River establish a large portion of the eastern border of the elongated canton, with the Sarchí River serving the same purpose on its western edge. The Grande River is the southern border.

Districts

The canton of Grecia is subdivided into the following districts:

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Grecia had a population of 76,898 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNP 1.svg National Route 1 • CR RNS 107.svg National Route 107 • CR RNS 118.svg National Route 118 • CR RNS 120.svg National Route 120 • CR RNS 154.svg National Route 154 • CR RNT 711.svg National Route 711 • CR RNT 716.svg National Route 716 • CR RNT 717.svg National Route 717 • CR RNT 722.svg National Route 722