Dota | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Iglesia_Santa_Maria._Dota._Costa_Rica_(1).jpg) Santa María de Dota Church | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Bandera_Canton_de_Dota.svg) Flag &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Escudo_del_Cant%C3%B3n_de_Dota.svg) Seal | |
 Dota canton | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Costa_Rica_San_Jose_location_map.svg)  Dota Dota canton location in San José Province &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Costa_Rica_location_map.svg) Dota Dota canton location in Costa Rica | |
| 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[1] |
| Head city | Santa María |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Dota |
| Area | |
| • Total | 400.22 km2 (154.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,874 m (6,148 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,948 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 117 |
| Website | www |
Dota is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city of the canton is Santa María.
It is part of Los Santos Zone, together with Tarrazú and León Cortés Castro.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.