El Guarco is the name of the eighth canton

Cantons of Costa Rica

This is a list of the cantons of Costa Rica.Cantons are the second-level administrative division of Costa Rica. The country's seven provinces are subdivided into 81 cantons , and these are further subdivided into districts .A unique feature of the cantons is that they are the only administrative...

 in the province of Cartago

Cartago Province

Cartago is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country. Bordering provinces are Limón to the east and San José to the west. The capital is Cartago and it was formerly the capital city of Costa Rica until 1823 when the capital was changed to San Jose...

 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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. The canton covers an area of 167.69 square kilometres (64.7 sq mi), and has a population of 36,291 (estimate as of 2003). The capital city of the canton is El Tejar

El Tejar del Guarco

The correct name is Tejar de El Guarco.Tejar is the capital city of the El Guarco Canton, in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica.Read news about Tejar, El Guarco and Cartago at...

.

El Guarco is an elongated canton that stretches southeast from its capital city to encompass a swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca

Cordillera de Talamanca

The Cordillera de Talamanca is a mountain range that lies on the border between Costa Rica and Panama. Much of the range and the area around it is included in the La Amistad International Park, which also is shared between the two countries....

 (Talamanca Mountain Range). The Carretera Interamericana (Pan-American Highway

Pan-American Highway

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) delineates the canton's lengthy southwestern border.

Districts

The canton of El Guarco is subdivided into four districts

Districts of Costa Rica

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 (distritos):

District	Postal code	Alt. (m)	Area (km2)	Pop. (2008)	Coordinates
El Tejar	30801		6.06		09°50′46"N 83°56′25"W
	Barrios (neighborhoods): Asunción, Barahona, Barrio Nuevo, Colonia, Chavarría, Sabana, Sabana Grande, San Rafael, Santa Gertrudis, Sauces, Silo, Viento Fresco
San Isidro	30802		129.68		09°49′48"N 83°57′14"W
	Barrios (neighborhoods): Guatuso, Higuito, Potrerillos
	Poblados (villages): Altamiradas, Alto San Francisco, Bajo Gloria, Bajos de León, Barrancas (part), Cangreja, Cañón (part), Casablanca, Casamata, Cascajal, Conventillo, Cruces, Cruz, Chonta (part), Damita, Dos Amigos, Empalme (part), Esperanza, Estrella, Guayabal (part), La Luchita, La Paz, Macho Gaff, Montserrat, Ojo de Agua (part), Palmital, Palmital Sur, Palo Verde, Paso Macho (part), Purires (part), Salsipuedes (part), San Cayetano, Surtubal, Tres de Junio, Vara del Roble
Tobosi	30803		21.12		09°50′21"N 83°59′08"W
	Poblados (villages): Achiotillo, Barrancas, Bodocal, Garita, Purires, Tablón
Patio de Agua	30804		10.83	600	09°48′00"N 84°00′40"W
	Poblados (villages): Bajo Zopilote, Caragral, Común