# Aserrí (canton)

Aserrí is the sixth canton in the San José province of Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is the homonymous Aserrí.

## Name

Aserrí takes its name from a Huetar tribe, also called the Accerri.

## Geography

Aserrí has an area of 168.26 km$^2$ (64.97 sq mi) and a mean elevation of 1,373 m (4,505 ft).
The mountainous canton is delineated on the north by the Poás River. It encompasses a narrow strip of land that traverses the Coastal Mountain Range before reaching the lowlands of Puntarenas Province, bordering the canton of Parrita.

## 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, Patricia Mayela Porras Segura, was elected mayor of the canton with 23.75% of the votes, with Carlos Alberto Azofeifa Aguilar and Jesús Benito Morales Calderón as first and second vice mayors, respectively.
Mayors of Aserrí since the 2002 elections :
| Period | Name | Party |
| 2002–2006 | Mario Morales Guzmán | PLN |
| 2006–2010 | Mario Morales Guzmán | PLN |
| 2010–2016 | Víctor Manuel Morales Mora | PAC |
| 2016–2020 | José Oldemar García Segura | PLN |
| 2020–2024 | José Oldemar García Segura | PLN |
| 2024–2028 | Patricia Mayela Porras Segura | PLN |

### Municipal Council

Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Aserrí's Municipal Council has 7 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent. The current president of the Municipal Council is the Social Christian Unity Party member, Sonia Aguilar Zamora, with National Liberation Party member, Alex Antonio Calero Lopez, as vice president. The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
Current composition of the Municipal Council of Aserrí after the 2024 municipal elections :
| Political parties in the Municipal Council of Aserrí ||||||
| Political party | Political party | Political party | Regidores | Regidores | Regidores |
| Political party | Political party | Political party | № | Owner | Substitute |
| | National Liberation Party (PLN) | | 2 | Jessica Vanessa Fallas Hidalgo | Wendy Solano Mora |
| | National Liberation Party (PLN) | | 2 | Alex Antonio Calero Lopez$^{(VP)}$ | Franklin Segura Mora |
| | National Democratic Agenda (ADN) | | 2 | Freddy Alberto Sandí Zúñiga | Jorge Chacón Sánchez |
| | National Democratic Agenda (ADN) | | 2 | Manuela Rita Sánchez Monge | Kryssia Marlene Villarreal Quirós |
| | Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | | 2 | Sonia Aguilar Zamora$^{(P)}$ | Hillary Valeria Monge Montero |
| | Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | | 2 | Francis López Esquivel | Alexander Barboza Barboza |
| | New Generation Party (PNG) | | 1 | Mildred Marcela Zúñiga Corrales | Silvia Marcela Granados Hidalgo |

## Districts

The canton of Aserrí is subdivided into seven districts:
* Aserrí
* Tarbaca
* Vuelta de Jorco
* San Gabriel
* Legua
* Monterrey
* Salitrillos

## History

The canton was established by a decree of 27 November 1882.

## Demographics

Aserrí had an estimated 59,588 residents in 2022, up from 57,892 at the time of the 2011 census.
In 2022, Aserrí had a Human Development Index of 0.737.

## Transportation
### Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:
* National Route 209
* National Route 217
* National Route 222
* National Route 304
* National Route 312
* National Route 313
* National Route 336