Los Chiles (Alajuela, Costa Rica)

Canton de Los Chiles

Last modified: 2014-05-17 by zoltán horváth
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image by Ivan Sache, 22 July 2013

• Overview
• The Flag
• Coat of Arms

See also:

• Costa Rica
• Alajuela Province

Overview

Los Chiles Canton (20,678 inhabitants; 13,589 ha) is located on the border with Nicaragua. The canton is made of the four districts of Los Chiles, Cano Negro, El Amparo and San Jorge. Los Chiles Canton was established by Law No. 4,541 of 17 March 1970, as the 14th canton of Alajuela Province; beforehand, Los Chiles formed the 10th district of Grecia Canton.
Source: Cantonal website
Ivan Sache, 22 July 2013

The Flag

The flag of Los Chiles is horizontally divided blue-green-red-green-blue (1:1:2:1:1).
Photo of the flag at http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1026909  (photo)
Ivan Sache, 22 July 2013

Coat of Arms

image contributed by Fred Drews, 23 March 2006