Cañas (canton)
Canton in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica
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Cañas is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Cañas district.
Cañas | |
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 Flag | |
 Interactive map of Cañas | |
  Cañas Cañas canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10.4457066°N 85.0991768°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Creation | 12 July 1878[1] |
| Head city | Cañas |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Cañas |
| Area | |
• Total | 682.2 km2 (263.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 26,201 |
| • Density | 38.41/km2 (99.47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 506 |
| Website | www |
History
Cañas was created on 12 July 1878 by decree 22.[1]
Geography
Cañas has an area of 682.2 km2 (263.4 sq mi)[4] and a mean elevation of 86 metres.[2] The elongated canton touches the Tempisque River in the southwest. It keeps the Bebedero River and Tenorio River on its western boundary as it widens to encompass agricultural lowlands before climbing into the Cordillera de Guanacaste up to the Tenorio Volcano.
Climate
| Climate data for Canas (1984–2003) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.0 (73.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.2 (0.17) |
4.3 (0.17) |
7.4 (0.29) |
44.5 (1.75) |
174.9 (6.89) |
235.1 (9.26) |
160.6 (6.32) |
204.9 (8.07) |
308.0 (12.13) |
285.5 (11.24) |
109.3 (4.30) |
21.0 (0.83) |
1,559.7 (61.42) |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[5] | |||||||||||||
Districts
Demographics
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
