San Carlos is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. The capital city of the canton is Ciudad Quesada.
Country
Costa Rica
Inception
September 26, 1911
Website
https://munisc.go.cr/
Overview
San Carlos is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. The capital city of the canton is Ciudad Quesada.
History
San Carlos was created on 26 September 1911 by decree 17.
Geography
San Carlos has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres.
The canton encompasses a major portion of the San Carlos Plain, a wide expanse on the Caribbean side of the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). San Carlos reaches north to the border of Nicaragua, east to the province of Heredia, west to the province of Guanacaste, and south into the heights of the Cordillera.
