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 Volcano crater | |
 Flag  Seal | |
Poás canton | |
  Poás Poás canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10.1060104°N 84.2475285°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Alajuela |
| Creation | 15 October 1901[1] |
| Head city | San Pedro |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Poás |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.84 km2 (28.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,184 m (3,885 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 29,199 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 208 |
| Website | poasdigital |
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 | |||
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| 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% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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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
- 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.
- "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.