Dota (canton)

Dota is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is Santa María.

Dota
Canton
Santa María de Dota Church
Flag Seal
Dota canton
Dota Dota canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.5847517°N 83.8736707°W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	San José
Creation	23 July 1925[1]
Head city	Santa María
Districts	Districts Santa María Jardín Copey
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Dota
Area
• Total	400.22 km^2 (154.53 sq mi)
Elevation	1,874 m (6,148 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,948
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	117
Website	www.dota.go.cr

It is part of Los Santos Zone, together with Tarrazú and León Cortés Castro.

History

Dota was created on 23 July 1925 by decree 80.[3]

Geography

Dota has an area of 400.22 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1,874 metres.[2]

The canton is delineated by the Savegre River on the south and southeast, the Naranjo River on the west and the Cordillera de Talamanca on the north and northeast.

Districts

The canton of Dota is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Santa María
2. Jardín
3. Copey

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1927	4,712		—
1950	2,801		−40.6%
1963	3,718		32.7%
1973	4,375		17.7%
1984	4,934		12.8%
2000	6,519		32.1%
2011	6,948		6.6%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Dota had a population of 6,948 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 2
• National Route 226
• National Route 315

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.