Cañas | |
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Coordinates: 10°26′45″N 85°05′57″W / 10.4457066°N 85.0991768°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Guanacaste |
Creation | 12 July 1878 [1] |
Head city | Cañas |
Districts | Districts |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Cañas |
Area | |
• Total | 682.2 km2 (263.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 26,201 |
• Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 506 |
Website |
www |
Cañas is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is in Cañas district.
Cañas was created on 12 July 1878 by decree 22. [1]
Cañas has an area of 682.2 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 86 metres. [2] The elongated canton touches the Tempisque River in the southwest. It keeps the Bebedero River and Tenorio River on its western boundary as it widens to encompass agricultural lowlands before climbing into the Cordillera de Guanacaste up to the Tenorio Volcano.
The canton of Cañas is subdivided into the following districts:
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1883 | 595 | — | |
1892 | 2,165 | 263.9% | |
1927 | 3,500 | 61.7% | |
1950 | 5,929 | 69.4% | |
1963 | 9,117 | 53.8% | |
1973 | 12,779 | 40.2% | |
1984 | 17,284 | 35.3% | |
2000 | 24,076 | 39.3% | |
2011 | 26,201 | 8.8% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
[5] |
For the 2011 census, Cañas had a population of 26,201 inhabitants. [7]
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Cañas | |
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Coordinates: 10°26′45″N 85°05′57″W / 10.4457066°N 85.0991768°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Guanacaste |
Creation | 12 July 1878 [1] |
Head city | Cañas |
Districts | Districts |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Cañas |
Area | |
• Total | 682.2 km2 (263.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 26,201 |
• Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 506 |
Website |
www |
Cañas is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is in Cañas district.
Cañas was created on 12 July 1878 by decree 22. [1]
Cañas has an area of 682.2 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 86 metres. [2] The elongated canton touches the Tempisque River in the southwest. It keeps the Bebedero River and Tenorio River on its western boundary as it widens to encompass agricultural lowlands before climbing into the Cordillera de Guanacaste up to the Tenorio Volcano.
The canton of Cañas is subdivided into the following districts:
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1883 | 595 | — | |
1892 | 2,165 | 263.9% | |
1927 | 3,500 | 61.7% | |
1950 | 5,929 | 69.4% | |
1963 | 9,117 | 53.8% | |
1973 | 12,779 | 40.2% | |
1984 | 17,284 | 35.3% | |
2000 | 24,076 | 39.3% | |
2011 | 26,201 | 8.8% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
[5] |
For the 2011 census, Cañas had a population of 26,201 inhabitants. [7]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: