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: | 9.9495°N -84.1392°W |
Map Alt: | Pavas district |
Image Alt: | Control tower and main terminal building, Tobias Bolaños International Airport, Pavas, San José, Costa Rica |
Established Title: | Creation |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
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 |
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.[1] [2] The district comprises Tobías Bolaños International Airport, San José's domestic airport.
Pavas has an area of km2 (the largest district in the canton) [3] and an elevation of metres.
It is adjacent to Escazú Canton to the south, and to Uruca and Mata Redonda districts to the north and east respectively.[4]
For the 2011 census, Pavas had a population of inhabitants.[5]
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.
International schools include:
The district is covered by the following road routes:
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district.