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Pavas District, ninth of its kind in San José Canton, is the most populated of 470 districts in Costa Rica. The district comprises Tobías Bolaños International Airport, San José's domestic airport.

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Map of Pavas District, San Jos%C3%A9, Costa Rica

Geography and Demography

Pavas District is adjacent to Escazú Canton to the south, and to Uruca and Mata Redonda districts to the north and east respectively. Pavas is also the largest district in San José Canton, with 9.34 km². The population on December 31, 2008 is of 88,684 inhabitants, the largest in between Costa Rican districts. This figure is even larger than the average for cantons; just 12 of 81 cantons had more inhabitants than Pavas District at the time (the district had 9,495.07 inhabitants per km² by that date).

District Information

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.

Education

International schools include:

  • British School of Costa Rica
  • Colegio Humboldt (Humboldt-Schule) - German school
  • References

    Pavas District Wikipedia