Pavas is the ninth
district
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of the
San José canton, in the
San José province of
Costa Rica
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.
The district comprises
Tobías Bolaños International Airport
Tobías Bolaños International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional Tobías Bolaños) is one of four international airports in Costa Rica, and the secondary airport serving the city of San José, after Juan Santamaría International Airport. ...
,
San José's domestic airport.
Geography
Pavas has an area of km
2 (the largest district in the canton)
and an elevation of metres.
It is adjacent to
Escazú Canton
* Escazú (canton), a canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica
* Escazú (district)
Escazú is a district of the Escazú canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Geography
Escazú has an area of km² and an elevation of ...
to the south, and to
Uruca
Uruca is the seventh district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is an important industrial and commercial area of San José. Commonly known as La Uruca, it's the second biggest district by area (after Pavas), ...
and
Mata Redonda
Mata Redonda is a district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Geography
Mata Redonda has an area of 3.69 km2 and an elevation of 1125 metres.
It borders with two San José cantons, Escazú and Alajuelit ...
districts to the north and east respectively.
Demographics
For the
2011 census, Pavas had a population of inhabitants.
Locations
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
International schools include:
*
British School of Costa Rica
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
* ''
Colegio Humboldt'' (''Humboldt-Schule'') - German school
[Contáctenos]
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Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
*
National Route 39
The following highways are numbered 39. For a list of roads called ''N39'', see List of N39 roads.
Australia
* Newell Highway
* Goulburn Valley Highway
*
**Gore Highway
**Leichhardt Highway
Canada
* Alberta Highway 39
* British Columbia Highw ...
*
National Route 104
*
National Route 174
Rail transportation
The
Interurbano Line operated by
Incofer
upright=1.20 , Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca.
Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofe ...
goes through this district.
References
Districts of San José Province
Populated places in San José Province
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