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Tibás was created on 26 June 1914 by decree 31.[2] 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,[3] 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
Tibás has an area of 8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi) and a mean elevation of 1,140 m (3,740 ft).[4][1]
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.
Government
Mayor
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, José Alejandro Alvarado Vega, was elected mayor of the canton with 37.17% of the votes, with Liliana María Beer Rodríguez and Olga Courrau Quesada as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[6]
Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Tibás' Municipal Council has 7 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[5] The current president of the Municipal Council is the Social Democratic Progress Party regidor, Jimmy Villalta Espinoza.[8] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
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
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
