Golfito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Golfito district.

History

Golfito was created on 10 June 1949 by decree 532.[1]

Geography

Golfito has an area of 1,753.96 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 24 metres.[2]

The canton encompasses the southernmost Pacific coast of Costa Rica, north from Punta Gorda Hill at the Panama border. It includes non-contiguous land on both sides of the Golfo Dulce and the entire southern portion of the Osa Peninsula.

Districts

The canton of Golfito is subdivided into the following districts:

Puerto Jiménez was the second district of the canton, which was segregated to become Puerto Jiménez canton on 8 April 2022.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
195010,396—    
196336,567+10.16%
197342,510+1.52%
198429,043−3.40%
200033,823+0.96%
201139,150+1.34%
202244,086+1.09%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

At the 2011 census, Golfito had a population of 39,150 inhabitants.[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

  1. ^ a b 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. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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.


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