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71,384. • Density. 7,600/km 2 (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.
The Central Valley (Spanish: Valle Central) is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanoes, the latter part of the Central Range. The region houses almost three quarters of Costa Ricans, and includes the capital and most populous ...
It is located in downtown San José, in Pavas District, San José Canton. The airport is named for Costa Rican pilot Tobias Bolaños Palma (1892-1953). The airport has one runway (1566mx23m). It lies at an elevation of 1002 meters AMSL. The airport has no instrument approach procedures and can only accept VFR flights.
Population. (2022) • Total. 12,836. • Density. 18/km 2 (46/sq mi) Time zone. UTC−06:00. Puerto Jiménez is the thirteenth canton of the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [1][2][3] It is located in the Osa Peninsula next to the Golfo Dulce and the Pacific Ocean, it is the main gateway to the Corcovado National Park.
Huetar people. Huetar warrior statue. The Huetares were an important indigenous group of Costa Rica, who in the mid-16th century lived in the center of what is now the country. [1] They are also mentioned with the name of güetares or pacacuas. Huetares were the most powerful and best-organized indigenous nation in Costa Rica upon the arrival ...
San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José is simultaneously one of Costa Rica's cantons, with its municipal land area covering 44.62 square kilometers (17.23 square miles) [4] and having within it an estimated population of 352,381 people in ...
History. Jiménez was created on 19 August 1903 by decree 84. Geography. Jiménez has an area of 286.43 km² and a mean elevation of 862 metres.. The Turrialba River forms the northern boundary of the canton of Jiménez, with the Reventazón River and Atirro River establishing the eastern border and the Pejibaye River delineating a major portion of the canton's border on the west.
It is located in the central Caribbean region and borders the districts of Roxana to the north, Guápiles to the southwest, Canton of Guácimo to the southeast. Its head, the town of Jiménez, is located 5.2 km (11 minutes) to the east of Guápiles and 71.5 km (1 hours 36 minutes) northeast of San José the capital of the nation.