Cañas District

Cañas is a district of the Cañas canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.

Geography
Cañas has an area of 193.83 km2 and an elevation of 86 metres.

Villages
Administrative center of the district is the town of Cañas.

Other villages in the district are Albania, Ángeles, Cantarrana, Castillo, Cueva, Miravalles, San Cristóbal, San Martín, San Pedro, Unión. And their villages are Cedros, Cepo Concepción, Corobicí, Correntadas, Hotel, Jabilla Abajo, Jabilla Arriba, Libertad, Montes de Oro, Paso Lajas, Pueblo Nuevo, Sandillal, San Isidro (partly), Santa Lucía (partly) and Vergel.

Demographics
For the 2011 census, Cañas had a population of 20,816 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
 * CR RNP 1.svg National Route 1
 * CR RNP 6.svg National Route 6
 * CR RNS 142.svg National Route 142
 * CR RNT 923.svg National Route 923
 * CR RNT 925.svg National Route 925