Pococí (canton)

Coordinates: 10°30′03″N 83°38′41″W / 10.5008914°N 83.6446083°W / 10.5008914; -83.6446083
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Pococí
Canton
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Pococí canton
Pococí canton location in Costa Rica
Pococí canton location in Costa Rica
Pococí
Pococí canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°30′03″N 83°38′41″W / 10.5008914°N 83.6446083°W / 10.5008914; -83.6446083
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
Creation19 September 1911[1]
Head cityGuápiles
Districts
Districts
  • La Colonia
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Pococí
Area
 • Total2,403.49 km2 (927.99 sq mi)
Elevation
134 m (440 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total125,962
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code702
Websitemunipococi.go.cr

Pococí is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Guápiles district, which houses many of the canton's services and businesses.

History

Pococí was created on 19 September 1911 by decree 12.[1]

Geography

Pococí has an area of 2,403.49 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 134 metres.[2]

The canton takes in the Caribbean coast from the Toro River northward to the border with Nicaragua. It ranges inland in a southwestern direction with the Chirripó River forming the western border. The canton ends in the Cordillera Central where the Sucio River crosses the National Route 32 in Braulio Carrillo National Park.

Districts

The canton of Pococí is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Guápiles
  2. Jiménez
  3. La Rita
  4. Roxana
  5. Cariari
  6. Colorado
  7. La Colonia

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2011
125,96222.1%

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

For the

2011 census, Pococí had a population of 125,962 inhabitants.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Tourism

The Caribbean coast of Pococí boasts extensive wetlands and several protected areas, including

eco-tourism
destination.

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.
  8. ^ "Photos: Top 10 Adventure Trips -- National Geographic". 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014.


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