[4] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows: Tarrazú has an area of 291.27 square kilometres (112.46 sq mi) and a mean elevation of 1,471 metres (4,826 ft).

Tarrazú is located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the capital, San José, in a pristine valley surrounded by mountains that are part of the Talamanca Sierra in southern Costa Rica.

[13] The canton is covered by the following road routes: Highland coffee is the main source of income of local people.

More recently, the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity has invested millions of dollars in the Pirrís Hydro Dam, scheduled to start generating energy by March 2011.

[14] Tarrazú, particularly the San Lorenzo area, is felt to produce the most desirable coffee in Costa Rica.