Puriscal is the 4th canton in the province of San José, Costa Rica.

Puriscal includes a significant portion of the Coastal Mountain Range.

According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.

[5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Iris Cristina Arroyo Herrera, was elected mayor of the canton with 60.39% of the votes, with Miguel Ángel Mata Zúñiga and David Alonso Carrera Herrera as first and second vice mayors, respectively.

[5] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows: Puriscal had an estimated population of 38,525 people in 2022, up from 33,004 at the time of the 2011 census.