Tibás
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Tibás canton
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| Coordinates: 9°57′27″N 84°04′52″W / 9.9574805°N 84.0810853°W / 9.9574805; -84.0810853 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Creation | 7 August 1868[1] |
| Head city | San Juan |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Tibás |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.15 km2 (3.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,140 m (3,740 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 64,842 |
| • Density | 8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 113 |
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Tibás is the thirteenth canton in the province of San JoséinCosta Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is San Juan.
Tibás was created on 26 June 1914 by decree 31.[3] 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 8.15 km²[5] and a mean elevation of 1,140 metres.[2]
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:
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1927 | 4,579 | — | |
| 1950 | 10,594 | 131.4% | |
| 1963 | 23,946 | 126.0% | |
| 1973 | 35,602 | 48.7% | |
| 1984 | 57,693 | 62.0% | |
| 2000 | 72,074 | 24.9% | |
| 2011 | 64,842 | −10.0% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[6] |
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For the 2011 census, Tibás had a population of 64,842 inhabitants.[8]
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:
National Route 32
National Route 100
National Route 101
National Route 102
National Route 108
National Route 117The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
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