Districts of Costa Rica

Government organization

Each canton is divided into districts whose number varies from canton to canton. Each district has a District Council chaired by a syndic, all popularly elected. The District Council is the interlocutor between the district and the municipal government and ensures the communal and neighborhood interests before the Municipal Council;. However, the direct administration of the district falls to the municipality; the District Councils also exercise administrative functions such as forwarding projects to the Council and supervising the mayor's work.

District Municipal Council

There are seven District Municipal Councils (Concejo Municipal de Distrito) in districts that are geographically distant from the head city of the canton where the municipality is located; these councils are in charge of municipal administrative activities.

• Peñas Blancas, in San Ramón canton.
• Tucurrique, in Jiménez canton.
• Cervantes, in Alvarado canton.
• Colorado, in Abangares canton.
• Lepanto, in Puntarenas canton.
• Paquera, in Puntarenas canton.
• Cóbano, in Puntarenas canton.