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The canton was created by law on October 19, 1973. |
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Revision as of 14:34, 23 May 2009
Corredores is the name of the tenth canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 620.60 km² (1), and has a population of 40,275 (2). Its capital city is Ciudad Neily.
The lowland canton shares its eastern border with Panama. The Río Conte marks the western limit. The northern boundary runs through the Fila Zapote, one of the coastal mountain ranges.
The canton of Corredores is subdivided into 4 distritos (districts).
History
The canton was created by law on October 19, 1973.
References
(1) Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
(2) Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.