Puntarenas Province
Province of Costa Rica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Puntarenas (Spanish pronunciation: [puntaˈɾenas]) is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and it is the largest province in Costa Rica. Clockwise from the northwest it borders on the provinces Guanacaste, Alajuela, San José and Limón, and the neighbouring country of Panama.
Puntarenas | |
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Coordinates: 9°58′41″N 84°49′50″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital city | Puntarenas (pop. 102,504) |
Largest city | Puntarenas |
Area | |
• Total | 11,266 km2 (4,350 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 410,929 |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | CR-P |
HDI (2019) | 0.787[1] high · 6th of 7 |
Overview
The capital is Puntarenas. The province covers an area of 11,266 square kilometres (4,350 sq mi), and has a population of 410,929.[2] It is subdivided into 11 cantons. For administrative purposes, the island Isla del Coco, 500 kilometres (310 mi) offshore in the Pacific Ocean, is considered a part of this province.
Canton (Capital):
- Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
- Corredores (Ciudad Neily at Corredor district)
- Coto Brus (San Vito)
- Esparza (Esparza city at Espíritu Santo district)
- Garabito (Jacó)
- Golfito (Golfito)
- Montes de Oro (Miramar)
- Osa (Ciudad Cortés)
- Parrita (Parrita)
- Puntarenas (Puntarenas)
- Quepos (Quepos)
- Monteverde (Monteverde)
- Puerto Jiménez (Puerto Jiménez)
Notable places
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