Garabito (canton)

Garabito
Punta Leona beach, in Garabito canton.
Punta Leona beach, in Garabito canton.
Flag of Garabito
Official seal of Garabito
Map
Garabito canton
Garabito canton location in Costa Rica
Garabito canton location in Costa Rica
Garabito
Garabito canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°42′26″N 84°36′53″W / 9.7072525°N 84.6147906°W / 9.7072525; -84.6147906
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
Creation25 September 1980[1]
Head cityJacó
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Garabito
Area
 • Total
316.31 km2 (122.13 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
17,229
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code611
Websitewww.munigarabito.go.cr

Garabito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Jacó district.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.