Garabito

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Garabito is the name of the eleventh canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 316.31 km² (1), and has a population of 11,259 (2). Its capital city is Jacó.

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

The canton of Garabito is subdivided into 2 distritos (districts).

1. Jacó
2. Tárcoles

[edit] History

The canton was created by law on September 25, 1980.

[edit] References

(1) Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.

(2) Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.