Golfito (canton)
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Golfito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Golfito district.
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
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1950 | 10,396 | — |
1963 | 36,567 | +10.16% |
1973 | 42,510 | +1.52% |
1984 | 29,043 | −3.40% |
2000 | 33,823 | +0.96% |
2011 | 39,150 | +1.34% |
2022 | 46,523 | +1.58% |
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:
National Route 2
National Route 14
National Route 238
National Route 245
National Route 611
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
- ^ "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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