Poás (canton)

Poás is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is San Pedro.

Poás
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Poás canton
Poás
Poás canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.1060104°N 84.2475285°W / 10.1060104; -84.2475285
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
Creation15 October 1901[1]
Head citySan Pedro
Districts
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  BodyMunicipalidad de Poás
Area
  Total73.84 km2 (28.51 sq mi)
Elevation
1,184 m (3,885 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total29,199
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code208
Websitepoasdigital.go.cr

Toponymy

Named for Poás Volcano.

History

Poás was created on 15 October 1901 by decree 14.[1]

Geography

Poás has an area of 73.84 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,184 metres.[2]

The elongated canton sits among the ridges and valleys on the southern slope of Poás Volcano. The Poás and Poasito rivers form its eastern border, while the Prendes and Tacares rivers limit the canton to the west. Poás Volcano is the canton's northernmost point.

Districts

The canton of Poás is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. San Pedro
  2. San Juan
  3. San Rafael
  4. Carrillos
  5. Sabana Redonda

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
19273,570
19505,13543.8%
19638,17959.3%
197310,19124.6%
198413,93936.8%
200024,76477.7%
201129,19917.9%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Poás had a population of 29,199 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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