Golfito (canton)

Coordinates: 8°25′31″N 83°16′04″W / 8.4253364°N 83.2679155°W / 8.4253364; -83.2679155
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Golfito
Canton
Golfito Bay
Golfito Bay
Golfito
Districts
Districts
  • Pavón
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Golfito
Area
 • Total1,753.96 km2 (677.21 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total39,150
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code607

Golfito is a

Golfito
district.

History

Golfito was created on 10 June 1949 by decree 532.[1]

Geography

Golfito has an area of 1,753.96 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 24 metres.[2]

The canton encompasses the southernmost Pacific coast of Costa Rica, north from Punta Gorda Hill at the

Golfo Dulce and the entire southern portion of the Osa Peninsula
.

Districts

The canton of Golfito is subdivided into the following districts:

  • Golfito
  • Guaycará
  • Pavón

Puerto Jiménez
canton on 8 April 2022.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2011
39,15015.7%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

At the

2011 census, Golfito had a population of 39,150 inhabitants.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9977-64-243-5
    . Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5
    .
  4. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.


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