Garabito (canton)

Garabito
Canton
Punta Leona beach, in Garabito canton.
Punta Leona beach, in Garabito canton.
Flag of Garabito
Flag
Official seal of Garabito
Seal
Interactive map of Garabito
Garabito canton location in Costa Rica
Garabito canton location in Costa Rica
Garabito
Garabito canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°42′26″N 84°36′53″W / 9.7072525°N 84.6147906°W / 9.7072525; -84.6147906
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
Creation25 September 1980
Head cityJacó
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Garabito
Area
 • Total
316.31 km2 (122.13 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
17,229
 • Density54.469/km2 (141.07/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code611
Websitewww.munigarabito.go.cr

Garabito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Jacó district.

History

Garabito was created on 25 September, 1980 by decree 6512.

Geography

Garabito has an area of 316.31 km2 and a mean elevation of 22 metres.

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.

Districts

The canton of Garabito is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Jacó
  2. Tárcoles
  3. Lagunillas

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19843,144—    
200010,378+7.75%
201117,229+4.72%
202226,672+4.05%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Garabito had a population of 17,229 inhabitants. Garabito has a population density of 54.5 people/km2 (141 people/mi2).

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. 1 2 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. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ↑ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  7. ↑ "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.