Puntarenas Province
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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.
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
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ Resultados Generales Censo 2011 Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine p. 22
External links
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- Puntarenas Province at Costa Rican Tourism Board
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- Alajuela
- Atenas
- Grecia
- Guatuso
- Los Chiles
- Naranjo
- Orotina
- Palmares
- Poás
- San Carlos
- San Mateo
- San Ramón
- Upala
- Sarchí
- Río Cuarto
- Zarcero
- Alvarado
- Cartago
- El Guarco
- Jiménez
- La Unión
- Oreamuno
- Paraíso
- Turrialba
- Abangares
- Bagaces
- Cañas
- Carrillo
- Hojancha
- La Cruz
- Liberia
- Nandayure
- Nicoya
- Santa Cruz
- Tilarán
- Barva
- Belén
- Flores
- Heredia
- San Isidro
- San Pablo
- San Rafael
- Santa Bárbara
- Santo Domingo
- Sarapiquí
- Guácimo
- Limón
- Matina
- Pococí
- Siquirres
- Talamanca
- Buenos Aires
- Corredores
- Coto Brus
- Esparza
- Garabito
- Golfito
- Montes de Oro
- Monteverde
- Osa
- Parrita
- Puerto Jiménez
- Puntarenas
- Quepos
- Acosta
- Alajuelita
- Aserrí
- Curridabat
- Desamparados
- Dota
- Escazú
- Goicoechea
- León Cortés Castro
- Montes de Oca
- Mora
- Moravia
- Pérez Zeledón
- Puriscal
- San José
- Santa Ana
- Tarrazú
- Tibás
- Turrubares
- Vázquez de Coronado
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