Garabito | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Punta_Leona.jpg) Punta Leona beach, in Garabito canton. | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bandera_de_Garabito.svg) Flag &sq=&lang=&file=File:Escudo_del_Cant%C3%B3n_de_Garabito.png) Seal | |
 Garabito canton | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Costa_Rica_location_map.svg)  Garabito Garabito canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°42′26″N 84°36′53″W / 9.7072525°N 84.6147906°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Creation | 25 September 1980[1] |
| Head city | Jacó |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Garabito |
| Area | |
| • Total | 316.31 km2 (122.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17,229 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 611 |
| Website | www |
Garabito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Jacó 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.