Dota is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is Santa María.
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.jpg) Santa María de Dota Church | |
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 Dota canton | |
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| Coordinates: 9°35′05″N 83°52′25″W / 9.5847517°N 83.8736707°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Creation | 23 July 1925[1] |
| Head city | Santa María |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Dota |
| Area | |
| • Total | 400.22 km2 (154.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,874 m (6,148 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,948 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 117 |
| Website | www |
It is part of Los Santos Zone, together with Tarrazú and León Cortés Castro.
History edit
Dota was created on 23 July 1925 by decree 80.[3]
Geography edit
Dota has an area of 400.22 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 1,874 metres.[2]
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 edit
The canton of Dota is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 4,712 | — | |
| 1950 | 2,801 | −40.6% | |
| 1963 | 3,718 | 32.7% | |
| 1973 | 4,375 | 17.7% | |
| 1984 | 4,934 | 12.8% | |
| 2000 | 6,519 | 32.1% | |
| 2011 | 6,948 | 6.6% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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For the 2011 census, Dota had a population of 6,948 inhabitants. [7]
Transportation edit
Road transportation edit
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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.
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