Flores 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 Heredia

Heredia Province

Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture rich Northern plains of San Carlos as well as the more metropolitan areas like the city of Heredia located in the Central Valley...

 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

. The canton covers an area of 6.96 km², and has a population of 16,036. The capital city of the canton is San Joaquín

San Joaquin de Flores

San Joaquín de Flores is located in Heredia province, in Costa Rica. It is a beautiful town with many things to do. Of course the saint who represents San Joaquin de Flores is Saint Joachim, Mary's father...

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The compact canton is located between the provincial capital cities of Alajuela

Alajuela

Alajuela is the second largest city in Costa Rica after the capital, San José. It is also the capital of the namesake province. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays englobed in the conurbation of Great Metropolitan Area...

 and Heredia

Heredia, Costa Rica

Heredia is a city located in the Heredia province of Costa Rica and is the capital of that province. It is currently undergoing a rapid process of industrialization and is located 10 kilometers north of the country's capital, San José....

, with the Río Segundo (Second River) forming the northwestern boundary and the Río Burío establishing the canton's southwestern border.

The canton of Flores is subdivided into 3 distritos (districts).

1. San Joaquín
2. Barrantes
3. Llorente