Dota was created on 23 July 1925 by decree 80.[2][3]
Government
Mayor
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[4] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) candidate, Adrián Cordero Cordero, was elected mayor of the canton with 79.33% of the votes, with Susy Calderón Arguedas and Jorge Orlando Serrano Salazar as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[5]
Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Dota's Municipal Council has 5 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[4] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
Dota has an area of 404.44 km2 (156.16 sq mi)[8] and a mean elevation of 1,874 m (6,148 ft).[1]
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:
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