Acosta

Acosta is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Originally it was used to refer to a person who lived by the seashore or from the mountains (encostas). It comes from the Portuguese da Costa (cognate of English "coast"), which in Spanish became de Acosta.

People

  • Agustín Acosta, Cuban baseball player
  • Alberto Acosta (born 1966), Argentine footballer
  • Alberto Martín Acosta Martinez (born 1977), Uruguayan footballer
  • Alda Ribiero Acosta (contemporary), American terrorist in Uruguay
  • Armando Acosta (contemporary), doom metal drummer, former member of the band Saint Vitus
  • Bertrand Blanchard Acosta (18951954), American aviator who flew in the Spanish Civil War
  • Carlos Acosta (contemporary), Cuban ballet dancer
  • Cecilio Acosta (1818-1881), Venezuelan writer
  • Cristóbal Acosta (15151580), Portuguese physician and natural historian
  • Eliades Acosta (born 1959), Cuban politician
  • Humberto Acosta-Rosario (19471968), Puerto Rican MIA in Vietnam
  • Joaquín Acosta (flourished 1800s), Colombian explorer and author
  • Joe Acosta (born 1950), Puerto Rican salsa piano player
  • Acosta (crater)

    Acosta is a small lunar impact crater located just to the north of the prominent crater Langrenus, near the east edge of Mare Fecunditatis. To the west are the trio of Atwood, Naonobu, and Bilharz. Acosta is named after the Portuguese naturalist Cristóvão da Costa.

    The crater is circular and bowl-shaped, with a small interior floor at the midpoint of the sloping inner walls. This crater was designated Langrenus C prior to being renamed by the IAU.

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    Acosta (canton)

    Coordinates: 09°45′N 084°14′W / 9.750°N 84.233°W / 9.750; -84.233

    Acosta is the 12th canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 242.24 km2 (93.53 sq mi), and has a population of 19,342. The capital city of the canton is San Ignacio.

    The mountainous canton begins in the Cerros de Escazú on the far western edge of the San José Metropolitan Area. It continues west and south between the Río Negro on the north and the Río Jorco on the east to encompass a large portion of the Coastal Mountain Range, ending at the border of Puntarenas Province near the Pacific coast in Parrita Canton.

    Districts

    The canton of Acosta is subdivided into five districts (distritos):

  • San Ignacio
  • Guaitil
  • Palmichal
  • Cangrejal
  • Sabanillas
  • History

    The canton was established by law on October 27, 1910.

    References

  • Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
  • Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) for 2010 "Población total proyectada por sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito 2000-2015"
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    : Sophia Acosta (CA)

    Napa Valley Register 18 Apr 2025
    Sophia Acosta, Age Now. 14, Missing. 04/11/2025. Missing From Lancaster, CA. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (California) 1-661-948-8466 ... .
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