Poás Canton

Summary

Poás Canton is a canton of Costa Rica^[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_costa_rica category, ranking #20 of 82).^[2]

Key Facts

• Poás Canton is located in Alajuela Province^[3].
• Poás Canton is in the country of Costa Rica^[4].
• Poás Canton's image is recorded as Poas crater.jpg^[5].
• Poás Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica^[6].
• Poás Canton's capital is recorded as San Pedro^[7].
• Poás Canton's flag image is recorded as Bandera de Poás.svg^[8].
• Poás Canton's shares border with is recorded as Grecia Canton^[9].
• Poás Canton's shares border with is recorded as Sarchí Canton^[10].
• Poás Canton's shares border with is recorded as Alajuela Canton^[11].
• Poás Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Pedro^[12].
• Poás Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Juan^[13].
• Poás Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Rafael^[14].
• Poás Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Carrillos^[15].
• Poás Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sabana Redonda^[16].
• Poás Canton's locator map image is recorded as Costa Rica - Alajuela - Poas.svg^[17].
• Poás Canton's Commons category is recorded as Poás^[18].
• Poás Canton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5659036^[19].
• +1901-10-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Poás Canton^[20].
• Poás Canton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 10.08333333, 'lon': -84.25}^[21].
• Poás Canton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02w1x94^[22].
• Poás Canton's official website is recorded as https://poasdigital.go.cr/^[23].
• Poás Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+3570'}^[24].
• Poás Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+5135'}^[25].
• Poás Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+8179'}^[26].
• Poás Canton's population is recorded as {'amount': '+10191'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Poás Canton is in the country of Costa Rica^[4]. It is located in Alajuela Province^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Poás Canton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+74.48'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1176'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3570'}^[24], {'amount': '+5135'}^[25], {'amount': '+8179'}^[26], {'amount': '+10191'}^[27], {'amount': '+13939'}^[30], and {'amount': '+24764'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Poás Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica^[6].

History and Context

+1901-10-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Poás Canton^[20].

Why It Matters

Poás Canton draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_costa_rica category, ranking #20 of 82).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]