Pavas is the ninth

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

of the San José canton, in the San José province of

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. The district comprises

Tobías Bolaños International Airport Tobías Bolaños International Airport () is one of four international airports in Costa Rica, and the secondary airport serving the city of San José, after Juan Santamaría International Airport. It is located in downtown San José, in Pavas ...

, San José'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 may refer to: * Escazú (canton), a canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica * Escazú (district) Escazú is a Districts of Costa Rica, district of the Escazú (canton), Escazú canton, in the San José Province, San José provin ...

to the south, and to

Uruca Uruca is the seventh district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is an important industrial and commercial area of San José. Commonly known as La Uruca, it's the second biggest district by area (after Pavas), ...

and

Mata Redonda Mata Redonda is a district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. Geography Mata Redonda has an area of 3.69 km2 and an elevation of 1125 metres. It borders with two San José cantons, Escazú and Alajuelit ...

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: * British School of Costa Rica * '' 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 * CR RNS 104

National Route 104 * CR RNS 174

National Route 174

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by

Incofer Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofer owns the national railway infrastructure and operates virtually all freigh ...

goes through this district.

References

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