Garabito | |
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Coordinates: 9°42′26″N 84°36′53″W / 9.7072525°N 84.6147906°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Puntarenas |
Creation | 25 September 1980 [1] |
Head city | Jacó |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Garabito |
Area | |
• Total | 316.31 km2 (122.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,229 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 611 |
Website |
www |
Garabito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is in Jacó district.
Garabito was created on 25 September 1980 by decree 6512. [1]
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.
The canton of Garabito is subdivided into the following districts:
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1984 | 3,144 | — | |
2000 | 10,378 | 230.1% | |
2011 | 17,229 | 66.0% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
[5] |
For the 2011 census, Garabito had a population of 17,229 inhabitants. [7] Garabito has a population density of 54.5 /km2 (141.1 /sq mi).
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Garabito | |
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Coordinates: 9°42′26″N 84°36′53″W / 9.7072525°N 84.6147906°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Puntarenas |
Creation | 25 September 1980 [1] |
Head city | Jacó |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Garabito |
Area | |
• Total | 316.31 km2 (122.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,229 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 611 |
Website |
www |
Garabito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is in Jacó district.
Garabito was created on 25 September 1980 by decree 6512. [1]
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.
The canton of Garabito is subdivided into the following districts:
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1984 | 3,144 | — | |
2000 | 10,378 | 230.1% | |
2011 | 17,229 | 66.0% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
[5] |
For the 2011 census, Garabito had a population of 17,229 inhabitants. [7] Garabito has a population density of 54.5 /km2 (141.1 /sq mi).
The canton is covered by the following road routes: