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 and a mean elevation of .
Paraíso is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its head city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range).
Government Mayor According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton. As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the United We Can candidate, Michaell Álvarez Quirós, was elected mayor of the canton with 41.37% of the votes, with Merlyn Rojas Mora and Roger Ricardo Zúñiga Vega as first and second vice mayors, respectively.
+ Mayors of Paraíso since the 2002 electionsPeriodNameParty2002–2006Marvin Solano Zúñiga PAPA2006–2010 PML2010–2016Jorge Rodríguez Araya PUSC2016–2020Marvin Solano Zúñiga PASE2020–2024Carlos Manuel Ramírez Sánchez PLN2024–2028Michaell Álvarez Quirós UP
Municipal Council Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called ) are elected every four years. Paraíso's Municipal Council has 7 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor () is absent. The current president of the Municipal Council is the Progressive Liberal Party member, Aldo Mata Coghi, with National Liberation Party member Silvia Elena Arce Araya as vice president. The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
+ Current composition of the Municipal Council of Paraíso after the 2024 municipal electionsPolitical parties in the Municipal Council of ParaísoPolitical partyRegidores№OwnerSubstituteUnited We Can (UP)3Kattia Alfaro SaenzMaría Gabriela Solano MarínJaime Andrés Coto EspinozaJulio Sánchez SotoMilany Sofía Obando MoraAna Catalina Barquero QuesadaNational Liberation Party (PLN)2Luis Diego Calderón SánchezJavier Mauricio Hernández CastilloSilvia Elena Arce Araya(VP)Sussana Irene Mata QuesadaSocial Christian Unity Party (PUSC)1Agustín Enrique Siles SolanoWalter Solano SeguraProgressive Liberal Party (PLP)1Aldo Mata Coghi(P)Felipe Alberto Loaiza Araya
Districts The canton of Paraíso is subdivided into the following districts: Paraíso Santiago Orosi Cachí Llanos de Santa Lucía Birrisito
Demographics
Paraíso had an estimated inhabitants in 2022, up from the people at the time of the 2011 census.
In 2022, Paraíso had a Human Development Index of 0.778, ranking it 4th highest in its province.
Transportation Road transportation The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
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