| Goicoechea | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica San José#Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Goicoechea canton location in San José Province##Goicoechea canton location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Goicoechea canton location in San José Province##Goicoechea canton location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.956°N -83.9849°W |
| Map Alt: | Goicoechea canton |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 6 August 1891[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | San José |
| Seat Type: | Head city |
| Seat: | Guadalupe |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Goicoechea |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Fernando Miguel Chavarría Quirós (PLN) |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | Districts |
| P1: | Guadalupe |
| P2: | San Francisco |
| P3: | Calle Blancos |
| P4: | Mata de Plátano |
| P5: | Ipís |
| P6: | Rancho Redondo |
| P7: | Purral |
| Area Total Km2: | 31.7 |
| Elevation M: | 1364 |
| Population Total: | 115084 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Est: | 132104 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Canton code |
| Blank Info: | 108 |
Goicoechea is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[2] [3]
Goicoechea was created on 6 August 1891 by decree 66.[3]
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[4] 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.[5]
| 2002–2006 | Carlos Luis Murillo Rodríguez | PUSC |
| 2006–2010 | Óscar Figueroa Fieujeam | PLN |
| 2010–2016 | ||
| 2016–2020 | Ana Lucía Madrigal Faerron | |
| 2020–2024 | Rafael Ángel Vargas Brenes | |
| 2024–2028 | Fernando Miguel Chavarría Quirós |
Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called Spanish; Castilian: regidores) 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.[7] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024-2028 period is as follows:
| Political parties in the Municipal Council of Goicoechea | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Regidores | |||||
| № | Owner | Substitute | ||||
| National Liberation Party (PLN) | 2 | Carmen María Martínez Barahona | Carolina Araúz Durán | |||
| Rafael Ángel Vargas Brenes | Christian Muñoz Rojas | |||||
| Citizen's Change Coalition (CCAC) | 2 | Melissa Valdivia Zúñiga | Rosaura Castellón Navarro | |||
| Luis Carlos Barquero Araya | Sixto Araya Araya | |||||
| Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 2 | Carlos Luis Murillo Rodríguez(VP) | Emilio José Fallas Sandí | |||
| Grettel Virginia Amador Rojas | Marisol Campos Arias | |||||
| United We Can (UP) | 1 | William Fallas Bogarin | Alex Gerardo Zúñiga Muñoz | |||
| Social Democratic Progress Party (PSD) | 1 | María Lorena Ortíz Salazar | Gabriela Jiménez Araya | |||
| Broad Front (FA) | 1 | Gloriana Diorela Carmona Seravalli(P) | Johanna Arlete Oviedo Mora | |||
Goicoechea has an area of [9] and a mean elevation of .[2]
The elongated canton curves its way through the suburban areas just north of San José, climbing steadily into the Spanish; Castilian: [[Cordillera Central (Costa Rica)|Cordillera Central]] (Central Mountain Range) until it reaches it eastern limit between the Durazno River (on its northern boundary) and the Tiribí River (on the south).
The canton of Goicoechea is subdivided into the following districts:
Goicoechea was estimated to have a population of in 2022, up from at the time of the 2011 census.[10] [11]
According to a publication by the United Nations Development Programme, Goicoechea has a Human Development Index score of, ranking it 10th in its province.[12]
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.