Puntarenas Province

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Puntarenas (Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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, and it is the largest province in Costa Rica. Clockwise from the northwest, it borders on the provinces Guanacaste, Alajuela, San José and Limón, and the neighbouring country of Panama.

Overview

The capital is Puntarenas. The province covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and has a population of 410,929.[1] It is subdivided into 13 cantons. For administrative purposes, the island Isla del Coco, Script error: No such module "convert". offshore in the Pacific Ocean, is considered a part of this province.

Canton (Capital):

  1. Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
  2. Corredores (Ciudad Neily at Corredor district)
  3. Coto Brus (San Vito)
  4. Esparza (Esparza city at Espíritu Santo district)
  5. Garabito (Jacó)
  6. Golfito (Golfito)
  7. Montes de Oro (Miramar)
  8. Osa (Ciudad Cortés)
  9. Parrita (Parrita)
  10. Puntarenas (Puntarenas)
  11. Quepos (Quepos)
  12. Monteverde (Monteverde)
  13. Puerto Jiménez (Puerto Jiménez)

Notable places

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The Port of Caldera, located in the Puntarenas province, is Costa Rica's main port in the Pacific coast.

References

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