Poás
Poás is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is San Pedro. Poás has about 36,200 residents and an elevation of around 1,180 metres.
- Canton of Costa Rica with about 36,200 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,180 metres (3,860 feet)
- …is also known as “Poás Canton”
- Description: canton in Alajuela province, Costa Rica
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Pedro de Poás.
San Pedro de Poás
Town
San Pedro is a district of the Poás canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.
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Latitude
10.0833° or 10° 5′ north
Longitude
-84.2333° or 84° 14′ west
Open location code
762Q3QM8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Poás” goes by many names.
بواسArabic
ՊոասArmenian
cantón de PoásAsturian
PoásAsturian
Cantón de PoásCebuano
波阿斯縣Chinese
PoásDutch
პოასიGeorgian
პოასი (კანტონი)Georgian
Cantone di PoásItalian
Poás KūnMin Nan Chinese
PoásNorwegian
PoásNorwegian Bokmål
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