Poás (canton)

{{Short description|Canton in Alajuela province, Costa Rica}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Poás

|native_name_lang = es

|settlement_type = Canton

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|pushpin_map_alt = Poás canton location in Alajuela Province##Poás canton location in Costa Rica

|pushpin_map_caption = Poás canton location in Alajuela Province##Poás canton location in Costa Rica

|coordinates = {{coord|10.1060104|-84.2475285|type:adm2nd_region:CR|display=inline,title}}

|image_flag = Bandera de Poás.svg

|image_seal = Escudo del Cantón de Poás.gif

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|map_alt = Poás canton

|map_caption = Poás canton

|image_skyline = Poas crater.jpg

|image_alt = Poás Volcano crater

|image_caption = Poás Volcano crater

|established_title = Creation

|established_date = 15 October 1901{{cite book |last1=Hernández |first1=Hermógenes |title=Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 |date=1985 |publisher=Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia |location=San José |isbn=9977-64-243-5 |pages=164-173 |edition=1 |url=https://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_censal/ |access-date=5 October 2020 |language=es}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{CRI}}

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Alajuela

|seat_type = Head city

|seat = San Pedro

|government_type = Municipality

|governing_body = {{lang|es|Municipalidad de Poás}}

|parts_type = Districts

|parts_style = list

|parts = Districts

|p1 = San Pedro

|p2 = San Juan

|p3 = San Rafael

|p4 = Carrillos

|p5 = Sabana Redonda

|area_total_km2 = 73.84

|elevation_m = 1184

|population_total = 29199

|population_as_of = 2011

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone1 = UTC−06:00

|blank_name = Canton code

|blank_info = 208

|website = {{URL|http://poasdigital.go.cr/}}

}}

Poás is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.{{cite web |lang=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 |lang=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 head city of the canton is San Pedro.