Dota is a
canton in the
San José province of
Costa Rica.
The head city of the canton is
Santa María.
It is part of
Los Santos Zone
Los Santos Zone ( es, Zona de los Santos) is a mountainous region in the San José Province of Costa Rica, in the center-south of the country. It is also known in Spanish as or just .
It corresponds to a wide sector of a series of intermontane ...
, together with
Tarrazú and
León Cortés Castro
León Cortés Castro (December 8, 1882 – March 3, 1946) was a Costa Rican politician. He served as President of Costa Rica from 1936 to 1940. During his term he introduced new bank reforms, supported banana plantations in the South Pacific reg ...
.
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 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 depart ...
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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