| Atenas | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica Alajuela#Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Atenas canton location in Alajuela Province##Atenas canton location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Atenas canton location in Alajuela Province##Atenas canton location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.9795°N -84.4049°W |
| Map Alt: | Atenas canton |
| Image Alt: | Church in Atenas |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 7 August 1868[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alajuela |
| Seat Type: | Head city |
| Seat: | Atenas |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Atenas |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | Districts |
| P1: | Atenas |
| P2: | Jesús |
| P3: | Mercedes |
| P4: | San Isidro |
| P5: | Concepción |
| P6: | San José |
| P7: | Santa Eulalia |
| P8: | Escobal |
| Area Total Km2: | 127.19 |
| Elevation M: | 706 |
| Population Total: | 25460 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Canton code |
| Blank Info: | 205 |
Atenas is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.[2] [3]
It is named for the ancient city of Athens in Greece as rendered in Spanish.
Atenas was created on 7 August 1868 by decree 30.
Atenas has an area of km2[4] and a mean elevation of metres.
It is a fairly compact canton, mountainous for the most part. The Grande River forms the border on the canton's north and east sides. As the river moves south, it is joined by two other large rivers, the Poás River and the Virilla River, before turning west again and forming the canton's southern border under a new name, the Grande de Tárcoles River. The western border of the canton is established by a series of creeks and their canyons that cut through the Coastal Mountain Range.
The canton of Atenas is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Atenas had a population of inhabitants.[5]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: