Parrita Canton

Parrita Canton

Parrita is the name of the ninth canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 478.79 km² [Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.] , and has a population of 12,877 [Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.] . Its capital city is also called Parrita.

The canton lies along the central Pacific coast between the mouths of the Río Tusubres and Río Damas. Inland the canton is delineated by a series of rivers that meander through the valleys of the coastal mountain range.

The canton of Parrita is one of only two cantons in Costa Rica that is not subdivided into distritos (districts), and so the canton also functions and provides the government services assigned to district-level administration.

History

The canton was created by law on July 5, 1971.

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