Golfito | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:DirkvdM_golfito-1.jpg) Golfito Bay | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Bandera_Cant%C3%B3n_de_Golfito,_Puntarenas,_Costa_Rica.svg) Flag &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Escudo_del_Cant%C3%B3n_de_Golfito.gif) Seal | |
 Golfito canton | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Costa_Rica_location_map.svg)  Golfito Golfito canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 8°25′31″N 83°16′04″W / 8.4253364°N 83.2679155°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Creation | 10 June 1949[1] |
| Head city | Golfito |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Golfito |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,753.96 km2 (677.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 39,150 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 607 |
Golfito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Golfito district.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.