Dota is a
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ent ...
in the
San José
San José or San Jose (Spanish for Saint Joseph) most often refers to:
*San Jose, California, United States
*San José, Costa Rica, the nation's capital
San José or San Jose may also refer to:
Places Argentina
* San José, Buenos Aires
** San ...
province of
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
.
The head city of the canton is
Santa María.
It is part of
Los Santos Zone, together with
Tarrazú and
León Cortés Castro.
History
Dota was created on 23 July 1925 by decree 80.
Geography
Dota has an area of km²
and a mean elevation of metres.
The canton is delineated by the Savegre River on the south and southeast, the Naranjo River on the west and the
Cordillera de Talamanca
The Cordillera de Talamanca is a mountain range that lies in the southeast half of Costa Rica and the far west of Panama. Much of the range and the area around it is included in La Amistad International Park, which also is shared between the two ...
on the north and northeast.
Districts
The canton of Dota is subdivided into the following
districts
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Santa María
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Jardín
Jardín ( en, Garden), often mistakingly referred to as El Jardín, is a town and municipality in the southwest region of Antioquia, Colombia. It is bounded by the Andes, Jericó, and Támesis municipalities to the north and the Caldas departm ...
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Copey
Demographics
For the
2011 census, Dota had a population of inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
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Cantons of San José Province
Populated places in San José Province