Buenos Aires Canton

Buenos Aires is the name of the third canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 2,384.22 km² [Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.] , and has a population of 43,526 [Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.] . Its capital city is also called Buenos Aires.

The canton includes a portion of the Cordillera de Talamaca along its northeastern border. The valleys of the Río General, Rio Coto Brus and Río Térraba form the core of the canton, and coastal mountain ranges set the limits on the southeast side.

The canton of Buenos Aires is subdivided into 9 distritos (districts).

# Buenos Aires
# Volcán
# Potrero Grande
# Boruca
# Pilas
# Colinas
# Chánguena
# Biolley
# Brunka

History

A law of June 26, 1914, created a canton by the name of "De Osa". This new entity encompassed much of the national territory of southernmost Costa Rica. The town of Buenos Aires became the new canton's capital. A law approved on July 29, 1940, split off a coastal portion of the canton and gave it the original name of the region, "Osa". The remaining area of the original canton was renamed "Buenos Aires", assuming the name of its capital city.

References

External links

[http://www.costarricense.cr/pagina/muniba/ The website of the county government]