Puntarenas Province

Puntarenas
Province
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Coordinates: 9°58′41″N 84°49′50″W / 9.97794°N 84.83068°W / 9.97794; -84.83068
Country	Costa Rica
Capital city	Puntarenas (pop. 102,504)
Largest city	Puntarenas
Area
• Total	11,266 km2 (4,350 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	410,929
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CR-P
HDI (2019)	0.787[1] high · 6th of 7

Puntarenas (Spanish pronunciation: [puntaˈɾenas]) is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and it is the largest province in Costa Rica. Clockwise from the northwest, it borders on the provinces Guanacaste, Alajuela, San José and Limón, and the neighbouring country of Panama.