Pavas District, ninth of its kind in San José Canton

San José Canton

San José is the name of the first canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 44.62 km² and has a population of 386,799 . It includes the national capital city of San José....

, is the most populated of 470 districts

Districts of Costa Rica

| The cantons of Costa Rica are subdivided into 473 districts .-References:...

 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

. The district comprises Tobías Bolaños International Airport

Tobías Bolaños International Airport

Tobías Bolaños International Airport is one of the four international airports in Costa Rica and the secondary airport serving the city capital of San José after Juan Santamaría International Airport. Tobías Bolaños airport is located in downtown San José, namely, at the district of Pavas in San...

, San José

San José, Costa Rica

San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...

's domestic airport.

Geography and Demography

Pavas District is adjacent to Escazú Canton

Escazú Canton

Escazú is the name of the second canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 34.49 km². The canton lies west to San José Canton and its whole territory is part of San José Metropolitan Area...

 to the south, and to Uruca

Uruca District, San José Canton

Uruca District, the seventh "district" of San José Canton, Costa Rica, comprises an important industrial and commercial area of San José. Commonly known as La Uruca, it's the second biggest district by area , and recognized as a heavily congested transportation hub.- Geography and Demography :La...

 and Mata Redonda

Mata Redonda District, San José Canton

Mata Redonda is the name of the eighth "district" of San José Canton, Costa Rica. Besides the case of Carmen, afflicted by a strong population decline, Mata Redonda district possess the lowest rate of population density in San José downtown, because of the fact that within its confines lies the...

 districts to the north and east respectively.
Pavas is also the largest district in San José Canton, with 9.34 km². The population on December 31, 2008 is of 88,684 inhabitants, the largest in between Costa Rican districts. This figure is even larger than the average for cantons

Cantons of Costa Rica

This is a list of the cantons of Costa Rica.Cantons are the second-level administrative division of Costa Rica. The country's seven provinces are subdivided into 81 cantons , and these are further subdivided into districts .A unique feature of the cantons is that they are the only administrative...

; just 12 of 81 cantons had more inhabitants than Pavas District at the time (the district had 9,495.07 inhabitants per km² by that date).

District Information

Pavas District includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Aeropuerto, Alfa, Bribri, Favorita Norte, Favorita Sur, Geroma, Gerona, Hispana, Libertad, Lomas del Río, Llanos del Sol, María Reina, Metrópolis, Pavas Centro, Residencia del Oeste, Rincón Grande, Rohmoser, Rotonda, San Pedro, Santa Bárbara, Santa Catalina, Tajo, Triángulo, Villa Esperanza, and Zona Industrial.

External links

• Municipalidad de San José. Distrito Pavas – Website of San Jose Mayor, includes a map of the district and related info.