Dota (canton)
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 Dota canton | |
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| Coordinates: 9°35′05″N 83°52′25″W / 9.5847517°N 83.8736707°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Creation | 23 July 1925 |
| Head city | Santa María |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Dota |
| • Mayor | Adrián Cordero Cordero (PUSC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 404.44 km2 (156.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,874 m (6,148 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,948 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 9,364 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 117 |
| Website | www |
Dota is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city of the canton is Santa María.
It is part of Los Santos Zone, together with Tarrazú and León Cortés Castro.
History
[edit]Dota was created on 23 July 1925 by decree 80.[2][3]
Government
[edit]Mayor
[edit]According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[4] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) candidate, Adrián Cordero Cordero, was elected mayor of the canton with 79.33% of the votes, with Susy Calderón Arguedas and Jorge Orlando Serrano Salazar as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[5]
| Period | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2006 | Mario Enrique Ureña Rojas |  PLN
|
| 2006–2010 | José Valverde Monge | |
| 2010–2016 | Leonardo Chacón Porras[a] | |
| 2016–2020 | ||
| 2020–2024 | ||
| 2024–2028 | Adrián Cordero Cordero |  PUSC
|
Municipal Council
[edit]Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Dota's Municipal Council has 5 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[4] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
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| Political parties in the Municipal Council of Dota | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Regidores | ||||
| № | Owner | Substitute | |||
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Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 4 | Ana Vanessa Mata Cordero | Ivonne Fallas Fallas | |
| Ronald Alberto Calderón Valverde | Enrique Jiménez Hernández[b] | ||||
| Johanna Patricia Solano Montero | Ana Fiorina Retana Rojas | ||||
| Rolando Fonseca Brenes | Edwin Alexander Valverde Elizondo | ||||
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National Liberation Party (PLN) | 1 | Johanna Chanto Vargas | Leda Roxana Ureña Brenes | |
Geography
[edit]Dota has an area of 404.44 km2 (156.16 sq mi)[8] and a mean elevation of 1,874 m (6,148 ft).[1]
The canton is delineated by the Savegre River on the south and southeast, the Naranjo River on the west and the Cordillera de Talamanca on the north and northeast.
Districts
[edit]The canton of Dota is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 4,712 | — |
| 1950 | 2,801 | −2.24% |
| 1963 | 3,718 | +2.20% |
| 1973 | 4,375 | +1.64% |
| 1984 | 4,934 | +1.10% |
| 2000 | 6,519 | +1.76% |
| 2011 | 6,948 | +0.58% |
| 2022 | 9,364 | +2.75% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[9] Centro Centroamericano de Población[10] | ||
Dota had an estimated 9,364 inhabitants in 2022,[11] up from 6,948 at the time of the 2011 census.[12]
In 2022, Dota had a Human Development Index of 0.660.[13]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
- ^ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b Asamblea Legislativa de la República de Costa Rica (13 May 2024). "Código Municipal" [Municipal Code]. Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish).
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (8 March 2024). "N.° 1658-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elección de alcaldías y vicealcaldías de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de San José, para el período comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho" (in Spanish).
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Resoluciones declaratorias de elección". Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (in Spanish).
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (12 February 2024). "N.° 2218-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elección de regidurías de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de San José, para el período comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho" (in Spanish).
- ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional de Costa Rica (20 June 2024). "División Territorial Administrativa, 2024" [Administrative Territorial Division, 2024] (PDF) (in Spanish).
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (July 2023). Estimación de Población y Vivienda 2022 : Resultados Generales [2022 Population and Housing Estimate : General Results] (PDF) (in Spanish). ISBN 9789930525753.
- ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Sistema Nacional de Información y Registro Único de Beneficiarios del Estado; Escuela de Estadística de la Universidad de Costa Rica; Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (9 June 2023). "Atlas de Desarrollo Humano Cantonal en Costa Rica, 2022".
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