Grecia is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.
It is named after the country of Greece.
Grecia was created on 27 July 1867 by decree 20.
The church of Our Lady of Mercies (Spanish: Iglesia de la Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes) in Grecia was constructed during the late 19th century from plates of imported Belgian steel which have been riveted together.
Grecia has an area of and a mean elevation of metres.
The canton lies among ridges and valleys on the southwestern slope of Poas Volcano. One area was completely separated from the remainder of the canton by the Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). Known as RÃÂo Cuarto, this area lies on the Caribbean Plain, it was a district of Grecia, but became a canton in 2018.
The Poás River and the Prendes River establish a large portion of the eastern border of the elongated canton, with the SarchàRiver serving the same purpose on its western edge. The Grande River is the southern border.
The canton of Grecia is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Grecia had a population of inhabitants.
The canton is covered by the following road routes: