Cañas is a
canton in the
Guanacaste province of
Costa Rica
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The head city is in
Cañas Canas or Cañas may refer to:
Places
* Canas (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey
* Amatlán de Cañas, a municipality in Nayarit, Mexico
* Cañas Canton, in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica
* Cañas, Costa Rica, capital of the Cañas (ca ...
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
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up to the
Tenorio Volcano.
Climate
Districts
The canton of Cañas is subdivided into the following
districts
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Cañas Canas or Cañas may refer to:
Places
* Canas (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey
* Amatlán de Cañas, a municipality in Nayarit, Mexico
* Cañas Canton, in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica
* Cañas, Costa Rica, capital of the Cañas (ca ...
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Palmira
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San Miguel San Miguel, Spanish for Saint Michael, may refer to:
Places
Argentina
*San Miguel Partido
*San Miguel, Buenos Aires
* San Miguel, Catamarca
* San Miguel, Corrientes
* San Miguel, La Rioja
*San Miguel Arcángel, a Volga German colony in Adolfo Al ...
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Bebedero
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Porozal
Demographics
For the
2011 census, Cañas had a population of inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
Cantons of Guanacaste Province
Populated places in Guanacaste Province
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