Tibás is the thirteenth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is San Juan.
Tibás | |
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Coordinates: 9°57′27″N 84°04′52″W / 9.9574805°N 84.0810853°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | San José |
Creation | 7 August 1868[1] |
Head city | San Juan |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Tibás |
Area | |
• Total | 8.15 km2 (3.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,140 m (3,740 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 64,842 |
• Density | 8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 113 |
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History edit
Tibás was created on 26 June 1914 by decree 31.[3] It was formerly known as San Juan del Murciélago and was meant to be the capital of the country, at least according to ex-president Braulio Carrillo,[4] this is the reason the town was originally designed with such a neat array of perfectly aligned blocks, cut by the streets running from North to South and the avenues from East to West.
Geography edit
Tibás has an area of 8.15 km²[5] and a mean elevation of 1,140 metres.[2]
The canton forms a northern suburb of the national capital city of San José. It is triangular in shape, with the Virilla River as its northern boundary. The Quebrada Rivera, a canyon, establishes the southwestern limit of the canton and also a portion of the southeastern boundary.
Districts edit
The canton of Tibás is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics edit
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1927 | 4,579 | — | |
1950 | 10,594 | 131.4% | |
1963 | 23,946 | 126.0% | |
1973 | 35,602 | 48.7% | |
1984 | 57,693 | 62.0% | |
2000 | 72,074 | 24.9% | |
2011 | 64,842 | −10.0% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[6] |
For the 2011 census, Tibás had a population of 64,842 inhabitants.[8]
Tibás includes both industrial and residential neighborhoods and is home of a popular football team in Costa Rica, Deportivo Saprissa and its stadium Estadio Ricardo Saprissa.
Transportation edit
Road transportation edit
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation edit
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
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.
- ^ "Historia del Cantón de Tibás". Tibás. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). 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.