[3] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) candidate, Domingo Arguello García, was elected mayor of the canton with 25.56% of the votes, with Haydee Castillo Castro[a] and Andrés Vesalio Guzmán Gómez as first and second vice mayors, respectively.

[6] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows: Montes de Oca has an area of 15.78 km2 (6.09 sq mi) and a mean elevation of 1,262 m (4,140 ft).

[12] The canton is known for its high level of commercial development, the number of universities and other centers of higher education, and its active night life.

In 2022, Montes de Oca ranked fourth highest in the Costa Rican cantonal Human Development Index, with a score of 0.857.

[13] Montes de Oca is known in Costa Rica as the Cradle of Higher Education as it is home to the University of Costa Rica as well as other university-level centers of study, such as the Universidad Latina and the Universidad Americana (UAM) Escuela Laboratorio.