Goicoechea (canton)

Goicoechea is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.

History

Goicoechea was created on 6 August 1891 by decree 66.

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, Fernando Miguel Chavarría Quirós, was elected mayor of the canton with 25.34% of the votes, with Reina Irene Campos Jiménez and Valeria Fernández Castillo as first and second vice mayors, respectively.

Period	Name	Party
2002–2006	Carlos Luis Murillo Rodríguez	PUSC
2006–2010	Óscar Figueroa Fieujeam	PLN
2010–2016	Óscar Figueroa Fieujeam	PLN
2016–2020	Ana Lucía Madrigal Faerron	PLN
2020–2024	Rafael Ángel Vargas Brenes	PLN
2024–2028	Fernando Miguel Chavarría Quirós	PLN

Municipal Council

Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council are elected every four years. Goicoechea's Municipal Council has 9 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 Broad Front member Gloriana Diorela Carmona Seravalli, with Social Christian Unity Party member Carlos Luis Murillo Rodríguez as vice president. The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024-2028 period is as follows:

Geography

Goicoechea has an area of and a mean elevation of.
The elongated canton curves its way through the suburban areas just north of San José, climbing steadily into the Cordillera Central until it reaches it eastern limit between the Durazno River and the Tiribí River.

Districts

The canton of Goicoechea is subdivided into the following districts:

Demographics

Goicoechea was estimated to have a population of in 2022, up from at the time of the 2011 census.
According to a publication by the United Nations Development Programme, Goicoechea has a Human Development Index score of, ranking it 10th in its province.