El Guarco Canton

El Guarco
Cantón
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Location of El Guarco Canton in Cartago Province
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Alajuela
Founded	26 July 1939
Area
• Total	167.69 km2 (64.75 sq mi)
Population (June 2013)
• Total	43,415
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)

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Coordinates: 09°51′N 83°56′W / 9.850°N 83.933°W / 9.850; -83.933 (El Guarco)

Cantón

El Guarco is the eighth canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 167.69 square kilometres (64.75 sq mi), and has a population of 43,415 (estimate as of 2013).

The capital city of the canton is El Tejar.

El Guarco is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its capital city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range). The Carretera Interamericana (Pan-American Highway) delineates the canton's lengthy southwestern border.

The canton was established by a decree of July 26, 1939.

The canton of El Guarco is subdivided into four districts (distritos):

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