Garabito (canton)

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

Garabito
Canton
Punta Leona beach, in Garabito canton.
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Garabito canton
Garabito
Garabito canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.7072525°N 84.6147906°W / 9.7072525; -84.6147906
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
Creation25 September 1980[1]
Head cityJacó
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Garabito
Area
 • Total316.31 km2 (122.13 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total17,229
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code611
Websitewww.munigarabito.go.cr

History

Garabito was created on 25 September 1980 by decree 6512.[1]

Geography

Garabito has an area of 316.31 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 22 metres.[2]

The canton lies along the north-central Pacific coast between Punta Loros near the town of Tivives and the mouth of the Tusubres River. The eastern boundary runs through the Fila Negra, a coastal mountain range.

Districts

The canton of Garabito is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Jacó
  2. Tárcoles

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19843,144—
200010,378230.1%
201117,22966.0%

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

For the 2011 census, Garabito had a population of 17,229 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References
  1. 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. "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. 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). 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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