San Ramón (canton)
# San Ramón (canton)

San Ramón is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. The head city is in San Ramón district.

## History

San Ramón was created on 21 August 1856 by decree 17.

## Geography

San Ramón has an area of 1,018.64 km² and a mean elevation of 974 metres.

An oddly-shaped canton, San Ramon stretches north through the eastern heights of the Cordillera de Tilarán, looking down on the Central Valley (Valle Central) to its east. The canton forms the border with the province of Guanacaste to the west.

## Districts

The canton of San Ramón is subdivided into the following districts:

* San Ramón
* Santiago
* San Juan
* Piedades Norte
* Piedades Sur
* San Rafael
* San Isidro
* Los Ángeles
* Alfaro
* Volio
* Concepción
* Zapotal
* Peñas Blancas
* San Lorenzo

## Demographics

For the 2011 census, San Ramón had a population of 80,566 inhabitants.

## Transportation

### Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

* National Route 1
* National Route 135
* National Route 156
* National Route 169
* National Route 702
* National Route 703
* National Route 704
* National Route 705
* National Route 713
* National Route 714
* National Route 725
* National Route 739
* National Route 742
* National Route 756
* National Route 936
