Dota | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Canton |
Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica San José#Costa Rica |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Dota canton location in San José Province##Dota canton location in Costa Rica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Dota canton location in San José Province##Dota canton location in Costa Rica |
Coordinates: | 9.5848°N -83.8737°W |
Map Alt: | Dota canton |
Image Alt: | Santa María de Dota Church |
Established Title: | Creation |
Established Date: | 23 July 1925[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | San José |
Seat Type: | Head city |
Seat: | Santa María |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Dota |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | list |
Parts: | Districts |
P1: | Santa María |
P2: | Jardín |
P3: | Copey |
Area Total Km2: | 400.22 |
Elevation M: | 1874 |
Population Total: | 6948 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name: | Canton code |
Blank Info: | 117 |
Dota is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[2] [3] The head city of the canton is Santa María.
It is part of Los Santos Zone, together with Tarrazú and León Cortés Castro.
Dota was created on 23 July 1925 by decree 80.
Dota has an area of km2[4] and a mean elevation of metres.
The canton is delineated by the Savegre River on the south and southeast, the Naranjo River on the west and the Cordillera de Talamanca on the north and northeast.
The canton of Dota is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Dota had a population of inhabitants. [5]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: