Grecia (canton)

{{Short description|Canton in Alajuela province, Costa Rica}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Grecia

| native_name_lang = es

| settlement_type = Canton

| pushpin_map = Costa Rica Alajuela#Costa Rica

| pushpin_map_alt = Grecia canton location in Alajuela Province##Grecia canton location in Costa Rica

| pushpin_map_caption = Grecia canton location in Alajuela Province##Grecia canton location in Costa Rica

| coordinates = {{coord|10.0927177|-84.2961924|type:adm2nd_region:CR|display=inline,title}}

| image_flag = Bandera de Grecia (Costa Rica).svg

| image_seal = Escudo del Cantón de Grecia.svg

| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|type=shape|title=Grecia canton}}

| map_alt = Grecia canton

| map_caption = Grecia canton

| image_skyline = Iglesia de La Merced. Grecia.jpg

| image_alt = La Merced Church, in Grecia.

| image_caption = Our Lady of Mercy Church, in Grecia district of Grecia canton.

| established_title = Creation

| established_date = 27 July 1867{{cite book |last1=Hernández |first1=Hermógenes |title=Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 |date=1985 |publisher=Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia |location=San José |isbn=9977-64-243-5 |pages=164–173 |edition=1 |url=https://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_censal/ |access-date=5 October 2020 |language=es}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CRI}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Alajuela

| seat_type = Head city

| seat = Grecia

| government_type = Municipality

| governing_body = {{lang|es|Municipalidad de Grecia}}

| parts_type = Districts

| parts_style = list

| parts = Districts

| p1 = Grecia

| p2 = San Isidro

| p3 = San José

| p4 = San Roque

| p5 = Tacares

| p6 = Puente de Piedra

| p7 = Bolívar

| area_total_km2 = 141.52

| elevation_m = 1025

| population_total = 76898

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = UTC−06:00

| blank_name = Canton code

| blank_info = 203

| website = {{URL|https://www.grecia.go.cr/}}

}}

Grecia is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019 |archive-date=24 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224063957/https://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |url-status=dead }}{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}