Puntarenas Province

Puntarenas
Province
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Country	Costa Rica
Capital City	Puntarenas (pop. 102,504)
Largest city	Puntarenas
Area	11,266 km2 (4,350 sq mi)
Population	357,483 (2001)
Density	32 / km2 (83 / sq mi)
ISO 3166-2 code	CR-P

Puntarenas 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.

The capital is Puntarenas. The province covers an area of 11,266 square kilometres (4,350 sq mi), and has a population of 357,483 (2000). It is subdivided into 11 cantons. For administrative purposes, the island Isla del Coco, 500 kilometres (310 mi) offshore in the Pacific Ocean, is considered a part of this province.

Canton (Capital):

1. Puntarenas (Puntarenas)
2. Esparza (Esparza)
3. Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
4. Montes de Oro (Miramar)
5. Osa (Ciudad Cortés)
6. Aguirre (Quepos)
7. Golfito (Golfito)
8. Coto Brus (San Vito)
9. Parrita (Parrita)
10. Corredores (Ciudad Neily)
11. Garabito (Jacó)

Notable places

• Jacó
• Manuel Antonio National Park
• Montezuma
• Monteverde
• San Lucas Island