Businesses in Cañas

Categories in Cañas

Auto Parts Store Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Mechanic Motorcycle Shop Agricultural Production Factory Farming Import Export Company Clothing stores Jewelers and watches Shoe stores Women's clothing Mobile phone stores Catholic Church Churches City Courthouse Community Center Government Office Local Government Office Religion Religious Organization Electronics Store Mobile Phone Repair Shop Building Construction Contractor Construction of buildings Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development Water Utility Company Education Education Center Elementary School Graphic Designer Tourist Attraction Asian Restaurant Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Cafes Cake Shop Fast food restaurants Food delivery services Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Latin american restaurants Pizza Pub Restaurants Seafood restaurants Street vendors Beauty aids Atm's Banks Dental Clinic Dentists Medical clinic Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Manicures and pedicures Business to Business Service Apartment Complex Condominium Complex Holiday Apartment Rental Housing Complex Real Estate Agents Book stores and newsstands Florists Gift Shop Pharmacy Ranch Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket American Football Field Basketball Court Gym Playground Public parks Soccer Field Sports and recreation Sports club Bus Company Hotels Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Transportation Service Travel Agency Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cañas

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	82
Grocery stores and supermarkets	63
Shopping	58
Car repair	28
Corporate management	26
Education	24
Clothing stores	24
Churches	20
Health and medical	18
Beauty salons	17
Public administration	16
Other accommodation	16

Cañas Facts

Area	160.4 km²
Population	22,605
Male Population	10,966 (48.5%)
Female Population	11,639 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+125.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+16.8%
Median Age	27 years (Male: 26, Female: 27.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$16,532 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Unión, Ángeles, Chorotega, San Pedro, Las Palmas
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	10.43105, -85.09825
Postal Codes	50601

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Cañas Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	10,015	15,264	19,347	22,962	22,605	22,230	22,140
Population Density	62.4 / km²	95.2 / km²	120.6 / km²	143.2 / km²	141 / km²	138.6 / km²	138.1 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cañas Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 16.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cañas	+125.7%	+48.1%	+16.8%
Guanacaste Province	—	—	—
Costa Rica	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cañas Median Age

Median Age: 27 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cañas	27 yrs	27.8 yrs	26 yrs
Guanacaste Province	28.1 yrs	28.5 yrs	27.7 yrs
Costa Rica	28.5 yrs	29.2 yrs	27.9 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Cañas Population Density

Population Density: 141 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cañas	22,605	160.4 km²	141 / km²
Guanacaste Province	376,280	10,177.8 km²	37 / km²
Costa Rica	4.8 million	51,352.9 km²	93.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cañas Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 800 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Cañas

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Cañas

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Cañas

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Cañas Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,882	$4,680	$5,417	$8,120	$11,817	$17,763	$16,061	$16,532
Total GDP	$15.4M	$18.7M	$24.9M	$40.1M	$61.7M	$96.4M	$87.7M	$92.2M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Cañas CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cañas	59,090 tn	2.61 tn	368.5 tons/km²
Guanacaste Province	960,098 tn	2.55 tn	94.3 tons/km²
Costa Rica	12,018,133 tn	2.51 tn	234 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Cañas CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	59,090 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.61 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	368.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	High (9)
Landslide	High (8)
Volcano	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/10/19	5:39 AM	4	26 km	10,000 m	14km NNE of Tilaran, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
6/19/18	2:41 PM	4.5	44 km	170,580 m	13km SE of Upala, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
1/11/18	7:57 PM	4.8	36.6 km	10,000 m	17km ESE of Bijagua, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
1/11/18	5:03 PM	5	31.8 km	10,000 m	17km ESE of Bijagua, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
1/11/18	4:00 PM	4.6	36.5 km	7,110 m	21km ESE of Bijagua, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
12/28/17	11:01 PM	4.8	38.2 km	139,090 m	24km NE of Tilaran, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
7/3/16	2:16 AM	5.1	26.7 km	7,410 m	8km SSE of Bijagua, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
7/3/16	1:58 AM	5.3	28.7 km	8,420 m	6km ENE of Fortuna, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
5/12/16	3:54 AM	4.2	43.9 km	175,700 m	25km NNW of Fortuna, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
3/19/16	8:38 PM	4.3	32.7 km	151,690 m	15km ESE of Bijagua, Costa Rica	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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