# Paraíso Canton, Cartago Province – Population, Districts & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/paraiso/ Canton · Cartago Province # Paraíso Canton Paraíso Canton is a canton of Costa Rica in Cartago Province. It had an estimated **63,376 people** in 2021 on 477 km² (about 133 per km²). It is divided into 6 districts. 96 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 248 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 63,376people (2021) - 477km² - 6districts - 248mapped services ## How many people live in Paraíso Canton? Paraíso Canton had an estimated **63,376 people** in 2021 — 11.6% of Cartago Province, 26th of 83 cantons. There are 995 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Cartago Province figure of 991). Spread over 477 km², that is about **133 people per km²**, 37th of 83 cantons. 21.8% of people are children under 15 and 8.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 32 years (it is 33 across Cartago Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 43 children and older people. 0–4 ****4,515** 5–9 ****4,715** 10–14 ****4,576** 15–19 ****4,538** 20–24 ****5,390** 25–29 ****5,725** 30–34 ****5,654** 35–39 ****5,136** 40–44 ****4,335** 45–49 ****3,641** 50–54 ****3,545** 55–59 ****3,381** 60–64 ****2,857** 65–69 ****2,055** 70–74 ****1,296** 75+ ****2,017** Source: [Costa Rica National Statistics Office (NSO) via OCHA HDX, population 2021 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-cri). ## Where is Paraíso Canton? Paraíso Canton lies in [Cartago Province](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/), [Costa Rica](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/). It borders 7 other cantons: [Alvarado Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/alvarado/), [Cartago Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/cartago/), [Dota Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/san-jose/dota/), [Jiménez Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/jimenez/), [Oreamuno Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/oreamuno/), [Pérez Zeledón Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/san-jose/perez-zeledon/) and [Turrialba Canton](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/turrialba/). By area it is the 35th largest of 84 cantons in Costa Rica. It covers 15.4% of [Cartago Province](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/). The centre of Paraíso Canton is about 43 km in a straight line from San José, the capital. It is about 24 km from Cartago, the main town of Cartago Province. The centre point is at 9.7160° N, 83.7631° W. Source: [Costa Rica National Statistics Office (NSO) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-cri). ## Things to see in and around Paraíso Canton OpenStreetMap lists 15 named sights in Paraíso Canton: 4 viewpoints; 3 museums; 3 attractions; 1 ruins; 1 nature reserve; 1 waterfall; 1 hot spring; 1 national park. - La Casa del Soñador (Dreamer's House) · museum - Museo Convento Franciscano San José de Orosi · museum - Museo Leone de Ujarrás · museum - Catarata · waterfall - Parque Nacional Tapantí - Macizo Cerro de la Muerte · national park - Parque Nacional Tapantí · nature reserve - Escalada Cachi · viewpoint - Mirador Represa de Cachí · viewpoint - Mirador Ujarrás · viewpoint - Mirador de Orosi · viewpoint - Cachi Dam · attraction - Cafe Cristina · attraction - Monte Sky · attraction - Orosi Natural Hot Spring · hot spring - Ruinas de Nuestra Señora de la Limpia Concepción del Rescate de Ujarrás · ruins Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Paraíso Canton - Time zoneUTC−6, no daylight saving · America/Costa_Rica - CurrencyColon (CRC) - Country calling code+506 - LanguagesSpanish, English - Plug typesType A, B · 120 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) · San Jose49 km - Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) · Quepos50 km ### Nearest railway station Estación Santiago (Santiago), about 18 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 05:43, sunset around 17:16). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Districts of Paraíso Canton District Area km² Localities Services [Birrisito](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/paraiso/birrisito/) 8.9 8 2 [Cachí](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/paraiso/cachi/) 41 18 26 [Llanos de Santa Lucía](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/paraiso/llanos-de-santa-lucia/) 6.5 6 34 [Orosi](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/paraiso/orosi/) 377 25 73 [Paraíso](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/paraiso/paraiso/) 18 20 94 [Santiago](https://wherepedia.org/costa-rica/cartago/paraiso/santiago/) 26 19 19 Source: [Costa Rica National Statistics Office (NSO) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-cri); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Paraíso Canton Open gazetteers list **96 villages, towns and localities** in Paraíso Canton. The largest with a recorded population: Paraíso (39,702) and Orosi (4,350). Settlements here lie between about 946 m and 2,972 m above sea level (median 1,157 m). - Acevedo - Ajenjal - Alegría - Arrabará - Ayala - Bajos Urasca - Bajos de Dorotea - Bajos de Urasca - Barro Hondo - Birrisito - Cachí - Casa Blanca - Cascares - Cdela. El Estadio - Chiral - Chiverre - Cieneguita - Ciudadela Gutiérrez - Ciudadela Murray - Corazón de Jesús - Curime - El Alto - El Beneficio - El Caiz - El Carmen - El Invu - El Yas - Flor - Florencio del Castillo - Fuente - Guatusito - Guábata - Hotel - Jesús de la Divina Misericordia - Joyas - La Alegría - La Cachimba - La Castilla - La Estación - La Flor - La Fuente - La Joya - La Laguna - Las Rosas - Las Trojas - Llanos de Santa Lucía - Loaiza - Los Coto - Los Helechos - Los Solares - Luisiana - Medalla Milagrosa - Mesas - Mesitas - Murray - Nazareno - Nueva Primavera - Nuevo Orosi - Orocay - Orokay - Orosi - Palomas - Palomo - Paraíso - Peñas Blancas - Piedra Azul - Pozo Tibio - Pueblo Nuevo - Puente Negro - Purisil - Queverí - Radio - Rincón - Robles de Cachí - Rogelio Coto - Río Macho - Río Regado - Salvador - San Chirí - San Esteban - San Jerónimo - San Miguel - San Rafael - Santa Marta - Santiago - Sitio - Sánchez - Tapantí - Troya - Ujarrás - Urasca - Veintiuno de Noviembre - Villa Isabel - Villa Mills - Volio - Yas Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Paraíso Canton Named natural and historic features inside Paraíso Canton, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 73 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank; 1 waterfall; 1 dam. - Catarata Los Novios - Embalse de Cachi - Presa de Cachi - Quebrada Agua Negra - Quebrada Aguas Regadas - Quebrada Armado - Quebrada Asunción - Quebrada Azul - Quebrada Carne - Quebrada Casa Blanca - Quebrada Chile - Quebrada Cordoncillo - Quebrada Derrumbe - Quebrada Encierro - Quebrada Fila - Quebrada Hamaca - Quebrada Honda - Quebrada Irola - Quebrada Laja - Quebrada Leandro - Quebrada Mata - Quebrada Mono - Quebrada Muerte - Quebrada Máquina …and 52 more. ### Hills and mountains 12 mountains. - Cerro Sákira · 3,387 m - Cerro Abarca · 2,785 m - Alto Tres Picos · 2,339 m - Alto Jaular · 2,116 m - Alto Patillos · 1,752 m - Alto Perla · 1,728 m - Cerro Lajas · 1,667 m - Alto Gavilanes · 1,480 m - Cerro Copal · 1,438 m - Cerro Cruces · 1,312 m - Alto Araya · 1,307 m - Cerro Duan · 1,296 m ### Forests and nature 1 nature reserve. - Tapanti National Park ### Getting around 1 bridge. - Puente Fajardo Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Paraíso Canton and the best time to visit In Paraíso Canton, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 2,258 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (277 mm) and the driest Feb (60 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 101 Feb 21 60 Mar 22 73 Apr 22 125 May 22 253 Jun 22 240 Jul 21 266 Aug 21 226 Sep 21 233 Oct 21 277 Nov 21 254 Dec 21 150 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Paraíso Canton Places mapped inside Paraíso Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Banks6 - Petrol pumps6 - Hotels39 - Shopping malls3 - Schools42 - Colleges and universities5 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies9 - Restaurants117 - Police stations5 - Dental clinics13 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Paraíso Canton?In Cartago Province, Costa Rica - What is the population of Paraíso Canton?63,376 (2021 estimate) - What is the median age in Paraíso Canton?About 32 years (2021 estimate) - What is the population density of Paraíso Canton?About 133 people per km² - What borders Paraíso Canton?Alvarado Canton, Cartago Canton, Dota Canton, Jiménez Canton, Oreamuno Canton, Pérez Zeledón Canton and Turrialba Canton - What is there to see in Paraíso Canton?Cachi Dam, Cafe Cristina, Catarata, Escalada Cachi - What time zone is Paraíso Canton in?UTC−6 - What currency is used in Paraíso Canton?Colon (CRC) - What language is spoken in Paraíso Canton?Spanish, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Paraíso Canton?96 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Paraíso Canton?Settlements lie between 946 m and 2,972 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Paraíso Canton?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Paraíso Canton?Cerro Sákira (3,387 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Paraíso Canton?January to March - How many hospitals are in Paraíso Canton?2 mapped - How many banks are in Paraíso Canton?6 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Paraíso Canton?6 mapped - What is the P-code of Paraíso Canton?CR302 (OCHA common operational dataset)