Poás (canton)

Canton in Alajuela province, Costa Rica

Canton in Alajuela, Costa Rica

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Poás canton

10°06′22″N 84°14′51″W / 10.1060104°N 84.2475285°W / 10.1060104; -84.2475285Country

Costa RicaProvinceAlajuelaCreation15 October 1901^[1]Head citySan Pedro Districts

Districts

San Pedro
San Juan
San Rafael
Carrillos
Sabana Redonda

Government

• TypeMunicipality • BodyMunicipalidad de PoásArea

• 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−06:00Canton code208Websitepoasdigital.go.cr

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

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:

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1927	3,570	—
1950	5,135	43.8%
1963	8,179	59.3%
1973	10,191	24.6%
1984	13,939	36.8%
2000	24,764	77.7%
2011	29,199	17.9%
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:

National Route 107
National Route 118
National Route 120
National Route 130
National Route 146
National Route 723

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ 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.
^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
^ "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.