Golfito | |
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Coordinates: 8°25′31″N83°16′04″W / 8.4253364°N 83.2679155°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Puntarenas |
Creation | 10 June 1949 [1] |
Head city | Golfito |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Golfito |
Area | |
• Total | 1,753.96 km2 (677.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 39,150 |
• Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 607 |
Golfito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is in Golfito district.
Golfito was created on 10 June 1949 by decree 532. [1]
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.
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.
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1950 | 10,396 | — | |
1963 | 36,567 | 251.7% | |
1973 | 42,510 | 16.3% | |
1984 | 29,043 | −31.7% | |
2000 | 33,823 | 16.5% | |
2011 | 39,150 | 15.7% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [5] |
At the 2011 census, Golfito had a population of 39,150 inhabitants. [7]
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
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