Cañas (canton)

Cañas
Canton
Flag of Cañas
Flag
Official seal of Cañas
Seal
Map
Cañas canton
Cañas canton location in Costa Rica
Cañas canton location in Costa Rica
Cañas
Cañas canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°26′45″N 85°05′57″W / 10.4457066°N 85.0991768°W / 10.4457066; -85.0991768
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
Creation12 July 1878[1]
Head cityCañas
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Cañas
Area
 • Total
682.2 km2 (263.4 sq mi)
Elevation
86 m (282 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
26,201
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code506
Websitewww.municanas.go.cr

Cañas is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Cañas district.

History

Cañas was created on 12 July 1878 by decree 22.[1]

Geography

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.

Climate

Climate data for Canas (1984–2003)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.8
(89.2) 		32.7
(90.9) 		33.8
(92.8) 		34.4
(93.9) 		33.5
(92.3) 		32.3
(90.1) 		31.9
(89.4) 		32.1
(89.8) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.5
(88.7) 		32.4
(90.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.2
(73.8) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.7
(72.9) 		23.0
(73.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.2
(0.17) 		4.3
(0.17) 		7.4
(0.29) 		44.5
(1.75) 		174.9
(6.89) 		235.1
(9.26) 		160.6
(6.32) 		204.9
(8.07) 		308.0
(12.13) 		285.5
(11.24) 		109.3
(4.30) 		21.0
(0.83) 		1,559.7
(61.42)
Source: World Meteorological Organization[5]

Districts

The canton of Cañas is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Cañas
  2. Palmira
  3. San Miguel
  4. Bebedero
  5. Porozal

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1883595—    
18922,165+15.43%
19273,500+1.38%
19505,929+2.32%
19639,117+3.37%
197312,779+3.43%
198417,284+2.78%
200024,076+2.09%
201126,201+0.77%
202231,738+1.76%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[6]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[7]

For the 2011 census, Cañas had a population of 26,201 inhabitants. [8]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "World Weather Information Service". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  7. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  8. ^ "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.
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