Cañas (canton)


Cañas is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Cañas district.

History

Cañas was created on 12 July 1878 by decree 22.

Geography

Cañas has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres.
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.

Districts

The canton of Cañas is subdivided into the following districts:
  1. Cañas
  2. Palmira
  3. San Miguel
  4. Bebedero
  5. Porozal

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Cañas had a population of inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes: