Aserrí (canton)
Aserrí is the sixth canton in the San José province of Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is the homonymous Aserrí.
Name
Aserrí takes its name from a Huetar tribe, also called the Accerri.Geography
Aserrí has an area of and a mean elevation of.The mountainous canton is delineated on the north by the Poás River. It encompasses a narrow strip of land that traverses the Coastal Mountain Range before reaching the lowlands of Puntarenas Province, bordering the canton of Parrita.
Government
Mayor
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton. As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Patricia Mayela Porras Segura, was elected mayor of the canton with 23.75% of the votes, with Carlos Alberto Azofeifa Aguilar and Jesús Benito Morales Calderón as first and second vice mayors, respectively.| Period | Name | Party |
| 2002–2006 | Mario Morales Guzmán | PLN |
| 2006–2010 | Mario Morales Guzmán | PLN |
| 2010–2016 | Víctor Manuel Morales Mora | PAC |
| 2016–2020 | José Oldemar García Segura | PLN |
| 2020–2024 | José Oldemar García Segura | PLN |
| 2024–2028 | Patricia Mayela Porras Segura | PLN |
Municipal Council
Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council are elected every four years. Aserrí's Municipal Council has 7 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor is absent. The current president of the Municipal Council is the Social Christian Unity Party member, Sonia Aguilar Zamora, with National Liberation Party member, Alex Antonio Calero Lopez, as vice president. The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:Districts
The canton of Aserrí is subdivided into seven districts:History
The canton was established by a decree of 27 November 1882.Demographics
Aserrí had an estimated residents in 2022, up from at the time of the 2011 census.In 2022, Aserrí had a Human Development Index of 0.737.