Pavas

District in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica

District in San José, Costa Rica

Pavas

District

Control tower and main terminal building, Tobias Bolaños International Airport, Pavas, San José, Costa Rica

Pavas district

Pavas

Pavas district location in Costa Rica

Coordinates: 9°56′58″N 84°08′21″W﻿ / ﻿9.9495224°N 84.1391744°W﻿ / 9.9495224; -84.1391744
Country|  Costa Rica
Province| San José
Canton| San José
Area

• Total

| 9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Elevation

| 1,044 m (3,425 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 71,384
• Density| 7,600/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−06:00
Postal code|

10109

Pavas is the ninth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2] The district comprises Tobías Bolaños International Airport, San José's domestic airport.

## Geography

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Pavas has an area of 9.39 km2 (the largest district in the canton) [3] and an elevation of 1,044 metres.[1]

It is adjacent to Escazú Canton to the south, and to Uruca and Mata Redonda districts to the north and east respectively.[4]

## Demographics

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Historical populationCensus| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1883| 732| —
1892| 954| +2.99%
1927| 1,499| +1.30%
1950| 2,127| +1.53%
1963| 5,530| +7.63%
1973| 18,068| +12.57%
1984| 31,690| +5.24%
2000| 76,177| +5.63%
2011| 71,384| −0.59%
2022| 83,573| +1.44%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Pavas had a population of 71,384 inhabitants.[7]

## Locations

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Pavas District includes the "barrios" (or neighbourhoods) of Aeropuerto, Alfa, Bribri, Favorita Norte, Favorita Sur, Geroma, Gerona, Hispana, Libertad, Lomas del Río, Llanos del Sol, María Reina, Metrópolis, Pavas Centro, Residencia del Oeste, Rincón Grande, Rohrmoser, Rotonda, San Pedro, Santa Bárbara, Santa Catalina, Tajo, Triángulo, Villa Esperanza, and Zona Industrial.

## Education

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British School of Costa Rica

International schools include:

* British School of Costa Rica[8]
* Colegio Humboldt (Humboldt-Schule) - German school[9]

## Transportation

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### Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

* National Route 39
* National Route 104
* National Route 174

### Rail transportation

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The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.

## References

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* Costa Rica portal

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. ^ Mapa Cantonal del Censo de 1984, published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census(INEC) and updated by the Central American Population Center (CCP)
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.
8. ^ "Contact." British School of Costa Rica. Retrieved on March 15, 2015. "Our Address From the end of the Rohrmoser Boulevard 125 m. North, Urbanización Santa Catalina Pavas, San José, Costa Rica"
9. ^ "Contáctenos." Colegio Humboldt. Retrieved on 15 March 2015. "Dirección: Contiguo a la Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Loreto, Pavas, San José"

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Districts of San José Province

San José|

* Carmen
* Merced
* Hospital
* Catedral
* Zapote
* San Francisco de Dos Ríos
* Uruca
* Mata Redonda
* Pavas
* Hatillo
* San Sebastián

Escazú|

* Escazú
* San Antonio
* San Rafael

Desamparados|

* Desamparados
* San Miguel
* San Juan de Dios
* San Rafael Arriba
* San Antonio
* Frailes
* Patarrá
* San Cristóbal
* Rosario
* Damas
* San Rafael Abajo
* Gravilias
* Los Guido

Puriscal|

* Santiago
* Mercedes Sur
* Barbacoas
* Grifo Alto
* San Rafael
* Candelarita
* Desamparaditos
* San Antonio
* Chires

Tarrazú|

* San Marcos
* San Lorenzo
* San Carlos

Aserrí|

* Aserrí
* Tarbaca
* Vuelta de Jorco
* San Gabriel
* Legua
* Monterrey
* Salitrillos

Mora|

* Colón
* Guayabo
* Tabarcia
* Piedras Negras
* Picagres
* Jaris
* Quitirrisí

Goicoechea|

* Guadalupe
* San Francisco
* Calle Blancos
* Mata de Plátano
* Ipís
* Rancho Redondo
* Purral

Santa Ana|

* Santa Ana
* Salitral
* Pozos
* Uruca
* Piedades
* Brasil

Alajuelita|

* Alajuelita
* San Josecito
* San Antonio
* Concepción
* San Felipe

Vázquez de Coronado|

* San Isidro
* San Rafael
* Dulce Nombre de Jesús
* Patalillo
* Cascajal

Acosta|

* San Ignacio
* Guaitil
* Palmichal
* Cangrejal
* Sabanillas

Tibás|

* San Juan
* Cinco Esquinas
* Anselmo Llorente
* León XIII
* Colima

Moravia|

* San Vicente
* San Jerónimo
* La Trinidad

Montes de Oca|

* San Pedro
* Sabanilla
* Mercedes
* San Rafael

Turrubares|

* San Pablo
* San Pedro
* San Juan de Mata
* San Luis
* Carara

Dota|

* Santa María
* Jardín
* Copey

Curridabat|

* Curridabat
* Granadilla
* Sánchez
* Tirrases

Pérez Zeledón|

* San Isidro de El General
* El General
* Daniel Flores
* Rivas
* San Pedro
* Platanares
* Pejibaye
* Cajón
* Barú
* Río Nuevo
* Páramo
* La Amistad

León Cortés Castro|

* San Pablo
* San Andrés
* Llano Bonito
* San Isidro
* Santa Cruz
* San Antonio

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
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* United States
* Israel

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