Desamparados Canton

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Desamparados is the name of the 3rd canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 118.26 km²^[1], and has a population of 206,708^[2], making it the third most populated among the 81 cantons of Costa Rica. The capital city of the canton is also called Desamparados.

The canton begins in the southern suburbs of the national capital city of San José, with the Río Tiribí marking its northern boundary. It snakes its way south in the shape of a backward ´S´, finally reaching its southern limit at the Río Tarrazú.

Urban areas claim 80.4% of the canton's population. Those under age 10 make up 19.8% of its inhabitants, while 5.1% are over 65.

The canton of Desamparados is subdivided into 12 distritos (districts).

1. Desamparados
2. San Miguel
3. San Juan de Dios
4. San Rafael Arriba
5. San Antonio
6. Frailes
7. Patarrá
8. San Cristóbal
9. Rosario
10. Damas
11. San Rafael Abajo
12. Gravilias

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The canton was established by a legislative decree of November 4, 1862. It is also noteworthy that many of the sex workers in Costa Rica come from Desamparados. They frequent places like the Hotel Del Rey and Key Largo. Others, who may be more entreprenuerial, work at the Horseshoe casino, J Elite, or Tango India.

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