Poás Canton
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Poás Canton is an administrative division in Costa Rica known for encompassing the active Poás Volcano and its surrounding highland agricultural communities.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | canton of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| borders | other cantons of Alajuela Province ⓘ |
| climate | cool highland climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Poás Volcano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poás Volcano National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| governedBy | Municipality of Poás NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAgriculturalActivity |
coffee cultivation
ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ horticulture ⓘ |
| hasCapital | San Pedro de Poás NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cloud forest
ⓘ
crater lakes ⓘ fertile volcanic soils ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalSeat | San Pedro de Poás NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | canton ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
ecotourism
ⓘ
volcano tourism ⓘ |
| hasVolcano | Poás Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
active stratovolcano
ⓘ
highland agricultural communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alajuela Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Valley of Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Central Volcanic Mountain Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Poás Volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Greater Alajuela region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Standard Time
|
| utcOffset | −06:00 ⓘ |
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