▁col ony . ▁ ▁Its ▁colon izers ▁were ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁carrying ▁out ▁bit es ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁arrival ▁to ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁that ▁came ▁from ▁Villa ▁Qu es ada ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁to ▁live . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁Agu as ▁Z arc as , ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁hot ▁spring ▁waters ▁that ▁could ▁well ▁be ▁called ▁" A gu as ▁de ▁az ul ▁su ave ". ▁ ▁Geography ▁▁ ▁Agu as ▁Z arc as ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 1 5 9 . 0 4   km ², ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁e ighth ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁canton ▁by ▁area . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 1 0 0 ▁meters ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁This ▁great ▁variation ▁of ▁alt itude ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁are ▁the ▁mountain ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Mountain ▁Range , ▁whereas ▁in ▁a ▁nor ther ly ▁direction , ▁the ▁territory ▁follows ▁a ▁clear ▁descent ▁towards ▁the ▁pla ins ▁of ▁San ▁Carlos . ▁ ▁Dem ography ▁▁ ▁The ▁district ▁has ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 3 9 ▁inhabitants , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁populated ▁canton . ▁Sur pass ing ▁to ▁P ital , ▁La ▁Fort una ▁and ▁Flor encia . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 ▁population ▁cent ers ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁are : ▁▁ ▁Agu as ▁Z arc as ▁( head ▁of ▁the ▁district ) ▁ ▁Alt am ira ▁ ▁C