Tibás

Canton in San José province, Costa Rica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tibás is the thirteenth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city of the canton is San Juan.

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Tibás
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Tibás canton
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Tibás
Tibás canton location in San José Province
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Tibás
Tibás canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.9574805°N 84.0810853°W / 9.9574805; -84.0810853
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceSan José
Creation7 August 1868
Head citySan Juan
Districts
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  BodyMunicipalidad de Tibás
  MayorJosé Alejandro Alvarado Vega (PLN)
Area
  Total
8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Elevation
1,140 m (3,740 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
64,842
  Estimate 
(2022)
74,592
  Density7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code113
Websitewww.munitibas.go.cr
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History

Tibás was created on 26 June 1914 by decree 31.[2] 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,[3] 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.

Geography

Tibás has an area of 8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi) and a mean elevation of 1,140 m (3,740 ft).[4][1]

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.

Government

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Mayor

According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, José Alejandro Alvarado Vega, was elected mayor of the canton with 37.17% of the votes, with Liliana María Beer Rodríguez and Olga Courrau Quesada as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[6]

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Mayors of Tibás since the 2002 elections[7]
Period Name Party
2002–2006 Percy Kenneth Rodríguez Argüello PUSC
2006–2010 Jorge Antonio Salas Bonilla PAC
2010–2016 Gonzalo Vargas Jiménez PLN
2016–2020 Carlos Luis Cascante Duarte
2020–2024
2024–2028 José Alejandro Alvarado Vega
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Municipal Council

Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Tibás' Municipal Council has 7 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[5] The current president of the Municipal Council is the Social Democratic Progress Party regidor, Jimmy Villalta Espinoza.[8] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:

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Composition of the Municipal Council of Tibás after the 2024 municipal elections[9]
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Political parties in the Municipal Council of Tibás
Political party Regidores
Owner Substitute
National Liberation Party (PLN) 3 Dora Alicia Rodríguez Rodríguez Stephanie Patricia Blanco Rojas
Jean Paul Porras Carvajal Arturo Enrique Hernández Martínez
Alejandra Ramón Sánchez María del Milagro Chacón Zamora
Social Democratic Progress Party (PSD) 2 Jimmy Villalta Espinoza(P) Juan Carlos Rodríguez Cruz
Carmen Eugenia Sánchez Avila Irene Patricia Segura Varela
Social Christian Republican Party (PRSC) 1 Manuel René Barboza Chaves Eduardo Emilio Umaña Álvarez
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) 1 Vivian Roxana Acosta Bonilla Inés Cristina Lascarez Solano
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Districts

The canton of Tibás is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. San Juan
  2. Cinco Esquinas
  3. Anselmo Llorente
  4. León XIII
  5. Colima

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19274,579    
195010,594+3.71%
196323,946+6.47%
197335,602+4.05%
198457,693+4.49%
200072,074+1.40%
201164,842−0.96%
202274,592+1.28%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[10]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[11]
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Tibás had an estimated population of 74,592 people in 2022, up from 64,842 at the time of the 2011 census.[12][13]

Tibás had a Human Development Index of 0.766 in 2022.[14]

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.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.

References

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