Tibás

Tibás is the thirteenth canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The head city of the canton is San Juan.

History
Tibás was created on 26 June 1914 by decree 31. It was formerly known as San Juan del Murciélago and was meant to be the capital of the country, at least according to ex-president Braulio Carrillo, this is the reason the town was originally designed with such a neat array of perfectly aligned blocks, cut by the streets running from North to South and the avenues from East to West.

Geography
Tibás has an area of 8.15 km² and a mean elevation of 1,140 metres.

The canton forms a northern suburb of the national capital city of San José. It is triangular in shape, with the Virilla River as its northern boundary. The Quebrada Rivera, a canyon, establishes the southwestern limit of the canton and also a portion of the southeastern boundary.

Districts
The canton of Tibás is subdivided into the following districts:
 * 1) San Juan
 * 2) Cinco Esquinas
 * 3) Anselmo Llorente
 * 4) León XIII
 * 5) Colima

Demographics
For the 2011 census, Tibás had a population of 64,842 inhabitants.

Tibás includes both industrial and residential neighborhoods and is home of a popular football team in Costa Rica, Deportivo Saprissa and its stadium Estadio Ricardo Saprissa.

Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNP 5.svg National Route 5

• CR RNP 32.svg National Route 32

• CR RNS 100.svg National Route 100

• CR RNS 101.svg National Route 101

• CR RNS 102.svg National Route 102

• CR RNS 108.svg National Route 108

• CR RNS 117.svg National Route 117

Rail transportation
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.