Pavas is the ninth

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of the

San José San José or San Jose (Spanish for Saint Joseph) most often refers to: *San Jose, California, United States *San José, Costa Rica, the nation's capital San José or San Jose may also refer to: Places Argentina * San José, Buenos Aires ** San ...

canton, in the

province of Costa Rica. The district comprises Tobías Bolaños International Airport,

's domestic airport.

Geography

Pavas has an area of km² (the largest district in the canton) and an elevation of metres. It is adjacent to

Escazú Canton * Escazú (canton) Escazú is the second canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton lies west of the San José Canton and its whole territory is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area. The canton was one of the earliest e ...

to the south, and to Uruca and Mata Redonda districts to the north and east respectively.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Pavas had a population of inhabitants.

Locations

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: *

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* '' Colegio Humboldt'' (''Humboldt-Schule'') - German schoolContáctenos
" '' Colegio Humboldt''. Retrieved on 15 March 2015. "Dirección: Contiguo a la Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Loreto, Pavas, San José"

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNP 39

National Route 39 The following highways are numbered 39. For a list of roads called ''N39'', see List of N39 roads. Australia * Newell Highway * Goulburn Valley Highway * **Gore Highway ** Leichhardt Highway Canada * Alberta Highway 39 * British Columbia Hi ...

National Route 104 * CR RNS 174

National Route 174

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by

Incofer upright=1.20 , Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca. Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofe ...

goes through this district.

References

Districts of San José Province Populated places in San José Province {{CostaRica-geo-stub