| Tibás | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica San José#Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Tibás canton location in San José Province##Tibás canton location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Tibás canton location in San José Province##Tibás canton location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.9575°N -84.0811°W |
| Map Alt: | Tibás canton |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 7 August 1868[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | San José |
| Seat Type: | Head city |
| Seat: | San Juan |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Tibás |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | Districts |
| P1: | San Juan |
| P2: | Cinco Esquinas |
| P3: | Anselmo Llorente |
| P4: | León XIII |
| P5: | Colima |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.15 |
| Elevation M: | 1140 |
| Population Total: | 64842 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Canton code |
| Blank Info: | 113 |
Tibás is the thirteenth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica.[2] [3] The head city of the canton is San Juan.
Tibás was created on 26 June 1914 by decree 31. It was formerly known as San Juan del Murciélago and was meant to be the capital of the country, at least according to ex-president Braulio Carrillo,[4] this is the reason the town was originally designed with such a neat array of perfectly aligned blocks, cut by the streets running from North to South and the avenues from East to West.
Tibás has an area of km²[5] and a mean elevation of metres.
The canton forms a northern suburb of the national capital city of San José. It is triangular in shape, with the Virilla River as its northern boundary. The Quebrada Rivera, a canyon, establishes the southwestern limit of the canton and also a portion of the southeastern boundary.
The canton of Tibás is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Tibás had a population of inhabitants.[6]
Tibás includes both industrial and residential neighborhoods and is home of a popular football team in Costa Rica, Deportivo Saprissa and its stadium Estadio Ricardo Saprissa.
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.