Paraíso | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Paraíso district location in Costa Rica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Paraíso district location in Costa Rica |
Coordinates: | 9.8322°N -83.8461°W |
Map Alt: | Paraíso district |
Image Alt: | Ruins of Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Limpia Concepcion, built in the 1560s. |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1823 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Cartago |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | Paraíso |
Area Total Km2: | 19.5 |
Elevation M: | 1325 |
Population Total: | 20601 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 30201 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Climate |
Blank Info Sec1: | Am |
Paraíso (pronounced as /es/) is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
It was established in 1823.[3]
Paraíso has an area of km²[4] and an elevation of metres. It is located 8 km southeast of Cartago.
As of the 2011 census, Paraíso has a population of inhabitants.[5]
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Paraíso has one sister city:[6]