Puntarenas Province
Puntarenas | |
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| Coordinates:9°58′41″N84°49′50″W/ 9.97794°N 84.83068°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| 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 |
Puntarenas(Spanish pronunciation:[puntaˈɾenas]) is aprovinceofCosta Rica.It is located in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica'sPacific Oceancoast, and it is the largest province inCosta Rica.Clockwise from the northwest, it borders on the provincesGuanacaste,Alajuela,San JoséandLimón,and the neighbouring country ofPanama.
Overview
[edit]The capital isPuntarenas.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 11cantons.For administrative purposes, the islandIsla 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 atCorredordistrict)
- Coto Brus(San Vito)
- Esparza(Esparza city atEspíritu Santodistrict)
- 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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References
[edit]- ^"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".hdi.globaldatalab.org.Retrieved2018-09-13.
- ^Resultados Generales Censo 2011Archived2012-10-21 at theWayback Machinep. 22
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