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In Spanish, a purisco is the flower of the common bean. A puriscal is a field of flowering beans.
History
Puriscal canton was established by decree on 7 August 1868.[3]
Geography
Puriscal has an area of 555.02 km2 (214.29 sq mi)[4] and a mean elevation of 945 m (3,100 ft).[1]
Chucás River delineates the canton's northernmost boundary, while the Chires River marks its far southern border, with the canton of Parrita in Puntarenas Province. Puriscal includes a significant portion of the Coastal Mountain Range. However, the canton is landlocked.
Government
Mayor
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Iris Cristina Arroyo Herrera, was elected mayor of the canton with 60.39% of the votes, with Miguel Ángel Mata Zúñiga and David Alonso Carrera Herrera as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[6]
Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Puriscal's Municipal Council has 7 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[5] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
