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Province of Puntarenas

Provincia de Puntarenas

Cultural Centre of Puntarenas

Flag	Coat of arms

Location of the Province of Puntarenas

Country

Costa Rica

Capital city

Puntarenas

Area

• Total

11,265.69 km² (4,349.71 sq mi)

Population

(2011)

• Total

410,929

• Density

36.47615/km² (94.47280/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Puntarenense

ISO 3166 code

CR-P

Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the western part of the country, covering most the Pacific Ocean coast of Costa Rica. The provincial capital is the city of Puntarenas.

Location
Geography
Demographics
Administrative divisions
Economy
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Location

The Puntarenas province borders with the Alajuela, San José and Limón provinces to the north, with Panama to the east; with the Pacific Ocean to the south, and with the Pacific Ocean and the Guanacaste to the west.

Guanacaste	Alajuela, San José and Limón
Pacific Ocean
	Puntarenas province

	Pacific Ocean	Panama

Geography

Puntarenas is in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and is the largest province of Costa Rica. It is the province with more islands: Chira, Bejuco, Caballo, Venado, Cedros, Cuchillos, Negritos, San Lucas, Herradura, Violín, Isla del Caño and the Coco Island. The province has an area of 11,265.69 km² (4,349.71 sq mi).

The highest mountain in the province is the Cerro Dúrika on the border with the Limón province; it is 3,280 m (10,760 ft) high (9°22′32″N 83°18′18″W / 9.37556°N 83.30500°W / 9.37556; -83.30500 (Cerro Dúrika)).

Some of the rivers that flow through the province are Ario, Lagarto, Barranca, Grande de Tárcoles, Grande de Térraba, General, Coto Brus, Naranjo, Barú, Parrita, Savegre, Aranjuez and Coto.

Demographics

A person from the province is known as puntarenense (men and women).

The Puntarenas province had a population, in 2011, of 410,929 for a population density of 1.9 inhabitants/km². The canton of Puntarenas, with 115,019 inhabitants, is the canton with more inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Puntarenas

Administrative divisions

The Puntarenas province is divided in 11 cantons, which are divided into 60 Districts.

Cantons of Puntarenas

No.	Canton	Capital	Districts	Population (2011)	Area (km²)	Density (inh./km²)
1	Puntarenas	Puntarenas	16	&&&&&&&&&0115019.&&&&&0115,019	&&&&&&&&&&&01842.3300001,842.33	62.4
2	Esparza	Espíritu Santo	6	&&&&&&&&&&028644.&&&&&028,644	&&&&&&&&&&&&0216.800000216.80	132.1
3	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires	9	&&&&&&&&&&045244.&&&&&045,244	&&&&&&&&&&&02384.2200002,384.22	19.0
4	Montes de Oro	Miramar	3	&&&&&&&&&&012950.&&&&&012,950	&&&&&&&&&&&&0244.760000244.76	52.9
5	Osa	Ciudad Cortés	6	&&&&&&&&&&029433.&&&&&029,433	&&&&&&&&&&&01930.2400001,930.24	15.2
6	Quepos	Quepos	3	&&&&&&&&&&026861.&&&&&026,861	&&&&&&&&&&&&0543.770000543.77	49.4
7	Golfito	Golfito	4	&&&&&&&&&&039150.&&&&&039,150	&&&&&&&&&&&01753.9600001,753.96	22.3
8	Coto Brus	San Vito	6	&&&&&&&&&&038453.&&&&&038,453	&&&&&&&&&&&&0933.910000933.91	41.2
9	Parrita	Parrita	1	&&&&&&&&&&016115.&&&&&016,115	&&&&&&&&&&&&0478.790000478.79	33.7
10	Corredores	Ciudad Neily	4	&&&&&&&&&&041831.&&&&&041,831	&&&&&&&&&&&&0620.600000620.60	67.4
11	Garabito	Jacó	2	&&&&&&&&&&017229.&&&&&017,229	&&&&&&&&&&&&0316.310000316.31	54.5