- Puntarenas Province
Puntarenas is a province of
Costa Rica . It is located in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica'sPacific Ocean coast, and it is the largest province inCosta Rica . Clockwise from the northwest it borders on the provinces Guanacaste, Alajuela, San José and Limón, and the neighbouring country ofPanama .The capital is
Puntarenas . The province covers an area of 11,266 km², and has a population of 357,483 (2000). It is subdivided into 11 cantons. For administrative purposes, the island Isla del Coco, 500 km offshore in the Pacific Ocean, is considered a part of this province.Canton (Capital):
# Aguirre (Quepos )
# Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
#Corredores (Ciudad Neily )
#Coto Brus (San Vito)
# Esparza (Esparza)
#Garabito (Jacó )
# Golfito (Golfito )
#Montes de Oro (Miramar)
# Osa (Ciudad Cortés )
# Parrita (Parrita )
# Puntarenas (Puntarenas )Notable places
* Montezuma
*Monteverde
*Manuel Antonio National Park External links
* [http://www.puntarenas-cr.com Official Site of Puntarenas - Costa Rica]
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