Dota (canton)

Dota is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is Santa María.

It is part of Los Santos Zone, together with Tarrazú and León Cortés Castro.

History
Dota was created on 23 July 1925 by decree 80.

Geography
Dota has an area of 400.22 km2 and a mean elevation of 1,874 metres.

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
The canton of Dota is subdivided into the following districts:
 * 1) Santa María
 * 2) Jardín
 * 3) Copey

Demographics
For the 2011 census, Dota had a population of 6,948 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNP 2.svg National Route 2

• CR RNS 226.svg National Route 226

• CR RNT 315.svg National Route 315