Esparza | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Historic_Catholic_Church_Esparza_2.jpg) Historic Catholic Church, Esparza | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Bandera_de_Esparza.svg) Flag &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Escudo_del_Cant%C3%B3n_de_Esparza.png) Seal | |
 Esparza canton | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Costa_Rica_location_map.svg)  Esparza Esparza canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°59′45″N 84°38′48″W / 9.9958661°N 84.646745°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Creation | 6 November 1851[1] |
| Head city | Esparza, Espíritu Santo |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Esparza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 216.8 km2 (83.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 28,644 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 602 |
| Website | muniesparza |
Esparza is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is Esparza in Espíritu Santo 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. 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.