Province of Puntarenas

Puntarenas
Location of Puntarenas in Costa Rica
Data
Capital	Puntarenas
population	455.271
surface	11,266 km²
Population density	36 people / km²
structure	11 cantons
Other cities	Chacarita
Rivers	Río General
ISO 3166-2	CR-P

Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica . It is located in the west of the country and takes up most of its Pacific coast. Neighboring provinces are (clockwise) Guanacaste , Alajuela , San José and Limón and the State Panama .

The capital is Puntarenas . The province has an area of ​​11,266 km² and 410,929 (2011) inhabitants.

The province also includes the islands of Isla del Caño (20 km away) and Isla del Coco (500 km away), probably the template for the novel Treasure Island . The "Inter-American Highway", the Central American part of the Panamericana , runs through the province. Most of the 300+ stone balls of Costa Rica were found in the south .

Administrative division

Cantons of the Province of Puntarenas

The province is divided into eleven cantons:

Canton Capital Population (2011) Aguirre Quepos 26,861 Buenos Aires Buenos Aires 45.244 Corredores Ciudad Neily 41,831 Coto Brus San Vito 38,453 Esparza Esparza 28,644 Garabito Jacó 17,229 Golfito Golfito 39,150 Montes de Oro Miramar de Montes de Oro 12,950 Osa Puerto Cortés 29,433 Parrita Parrita 16,115 Puntarenas Puntarenas 115.019

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Coordinates: 10 ° 3 ′  N , 84 ° 48 ′  W