Golfito (canton)

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Golfito (canton)
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Golfito
Golfito canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°25′31″N83°16′04″W / 8.4253364°N 83.2679155°W / 8.4253364; -83.2679155
Country Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Province Puntarenas
Creation10 June 1949 [1]
Head city Golfito
Districts
Government
  Type Municipality
  BodyMunicipalidad de Golfito
Area
  Total
1,753.96 km2 (677.21 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
39,150
  Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Canton code607

Golfito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is in Golfito district.

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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 Panama border. It includes non-contiguous land on both sides of the Golfo Dulce and the entire southern portion of the Osa Peninsula.

Districts

The canton of Golfito is subdivided into the following districts:

Puerto Jiménez was the second district of the canton, which was segregated to become Puerto Jiménez canton on 8 April 2022.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.±% p.a.
195010,396    
196336,567+10.16%
197342,510+1.52%
198429,043−3.40%
200033,823+0.96%
201139,150+1.34%
202244,086+1.09%
Source: 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. 1 2 Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN   9977-64-243-5 . Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.