Pavas
{{Short description|District in San José canton, San José province, Costa Rica}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pavas
| settlement_type = District
| pushpin_map = Costa Rica
| pushpin_map_alt = Pavas district location in Costa Rica
| pushpin_map_caption = Pavas district location in Costa Rica
| coordinates = {{coord|9.9495224|-84.1391744|display=inline,title}}
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|type=shape|title=Pavas district}}
| map_alt = Pavas district
| map_caption = Pavas district
| image_skyline = CRI Tobias Bolaños Airport 04 2010 5457.JPG
| image_alt = Control tower and main terminal building, Tobias Bolaños International Airport, Pavas, San José, Costa Rica
| image_caption = Control tower and main terminal building, Tobias Bolaños International Airport, Pavas, San José, Costa Rica
| established_title = Creation
| established_date =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CRI}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = San José
| subdivision_type2 = Canton
| subdivision_name2 = San José
| area_total_km2 = 9.39
| elevation_m = 1044
| population_total = 71384
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = UTC−06:00
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 10109
}}
Pavas is the ninth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}} The district comprises Tobías Bolaños International Airport, San José's domestic airport.
Geography
Pavas has an area of {{formatnum:9.39}} km2 (the largest district in the canton) {{cite web |language=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}} and an elevation of {{formatnum:1044}} metres.
It is adjacent to Escazú Canton to the south, and to Uruca and Mata Redonda districts to the north and east respectively.[http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_cantonal_1984/03-San_Jose.pdf Mapa Cantonal del Censo de 1984], published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census(INEC) and updated by the Central American Population Center (CCP)
Demographics
{{CR Census population
|1864=
|1883=732
|1892=954
|1927=1499
|1950=2127
|1963=5530
|1973=18068
|1984=31690
|2000=76177
|2011=71384
}}
For the 2011 census, Pavas had a population of {{formatnum:71384}} inhabitants.{{cite web |language=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}}
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
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File:The British School of Costa Rica.jpg
International schools include:
- British School of Costa Rica"[http://www.thebritishschoolofcostarica.com/template-contact-2/ Contact]." British School of Costa Rica. Retrieved on March 15, 2015. "Our Address From the end of the Rohrmoser Boulevard 125 m. North, Urbanización Santa Catalina Pavas, San José, Costa Rica"
- Colegio Humboldt (Humboldt-Schule) - German school"[http://www.humboldt.ed.cr/contenido/contactenos Contáctenos]." Colegio Humboldt. Retrieved on 15 March 2015. "Dirección: Contiguo a la Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Loreto, Pavas, San José"
Transportation
= Road transportation =
The district is covered by the following road routes:
= Rail transportation =
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.
References
{{Portal|Costa Rica}}
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{{Districts of San José Province}}
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Category:Districts of San José Province
Category:Populated places in San José Province
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