PUNTARENAS - COSTA RICA |
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Puntarenas 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. Clockwise
from the northwest it borders on the provinces Guanacaste, Alajuela, San
José and Limón, and the neighbouring country of Panama.
The capital is Puntarenas. The province covers an area of 11,266 km², and
has a population of 357,483 (2000). It is subdivided into 11 cantons. For
administrative purposes, the island Isla del Coco, 500 km offshore in the
Pacific Ocean, is considered a part of this province. |
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Canton (Capital):
Aguirre (Quepos)
Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
Corredores (Ciudad Neily)
Coto Brus (San Vito)
Esparza (Esparza)
Garabito (Jacó)
Golfito (Golfito)
Montes de Oro (Miramar)
Osa (Puerto Cortés)
Parrita (Parrita)
Puntarenas (Puntarenas) |
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