Atenas (canton)

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Atenas canton location in Alajuela Province##Atenas canton location in Costa Rica
Atenas canton location in Alajuela Province##Atenas canton location in Costa Rica
Atenas
Atenas canton location in Alajuela Province
Atenas canton location in Alajuela Province##Atenas canton location in Costa Rica
Atenas canton location in Alajuela Province##Atenas canton location in Costa Rica
Atenas
Atenas canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°58′46″N 84°24′18″W / 9.9794864°N 84.4049451°W / 9.9794864; -84.4049451
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceAlajuela
Creation7 August 1868[1]
Head cityAtenas
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Atenas
Area
 • Total
127.19 km2 (49.11 sq mi)
Elevation
706 m (2,316 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
25,460
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code205
Websitewww.atenasmuni.go.cr

Atenas is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[2][3]

Toponymy

It is named for the ancient city of Athens in Greece as rendered in Spanish.

History

Atenas was created on 7 August 1868 by decree 30.[3]

Geography

Atenas has an area of 127.19 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 706 metres.[2]

It is a fairly compact canton, mountainous for the most part. The Grande River forms the border on the canton's north and east sides. As the river moves south, it is joined by two other large rivers, the Poás River and the Virilla River, before turning west again and forming the canton's southern border under a new name, the Grande de Tárcoles River. The western border of the canton is established by a series of creeks and their canyons that cut through the Coastal Mountain Range.

Districts

The canton of Atenas is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Atenas
  2. Jesús
  3. Mercedes
  4. San Isidro
  5. Concepción
  6. San José
  7. Santa Eulalia
  8. Escobal

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
18643,185—    
18835,551+2.97%
18926,208+1.25%
19277,631+0.59%
19509,313+0.87%
196311,018+1.30%
197312,610+1.36%
198415,011+1.60%
200022,479+2.56%
201125,460+1.14%
202225,460+0.00%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Atenas had a population of 25,460 inhabitants.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "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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