Poás Canton

Poás is the name of the eighth canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica.[1] The canton covers an area of 73.84 square kilometres (28.51 sq mi),[2] and has a population of 26,476 (estimate as of 2003).[3] The capital city of the canton is San Pedro.

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

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Districts

The canton of Poás is subdivided into five districts (distritos):[1]

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

History

The canton was established by a decree of October 15, 1901. It was named for Poás Volcano.

References

  1. ^ a b "División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica" (in Spanish) (PDF). Instituto de Fomento y Asesoria Municipal (IFAM). 5 May 2009. http://www.ifam.go.cr/PaginaIFAM/ifams/Descargas/CDI/Legal/Divisi%C3%B3n%20Territorial%20CR%20%20Publicado%20en%20La%20Gaceta%2026%20mayo%202009.pdf. 
  2. ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
  3. ^ Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.

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