Chira Island

Chira
Island and district
Sunset in Chira Island
Sunset in Chira Island
Map
Chira district
Chira district location in Costa Rica
Chira district location in Costa Rica
Chira
Chira district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°05′59″N 85°08′45″W / 10.0996249°N 85.145746°W / 10.0996249; -85.145746
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonPuntarenas
District creation28 September 1998
Area
 • Total
43.0 km2 (16.6 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,576
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60113

Chira Island is a 4,300-hectare (11,000-acre) Costa Rican Pacific island located at the upper end of the Gulf of Nicoya, belonging to the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

  1. ^ "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. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ 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.