Golfito

For the Costa Rican wildlife refuge, see Golfito Mixed Wildlife Refuge. For the banana boat, see TSS Golfito.
Golfito
District
A view of Golfito bay from the hill behind Golfito town, with Playa Cacao to the right and the Golfo Dulce in the background (beyond the peninsula)
A view of Golfito bay from the hill behind Golfito town, with Playa Cacao to the right and the Golfo Dulce in the background (beyond the peninsula)
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Golfito district
Golfito district location in Costa Rica
Golfito district location in Costa Rica
Golfito
Golfito district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°39′09″N 83°10′24″W / 8.652603°N 83.1733158°W / 8.652603; -83.1733158
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonGolfito
Area
 • Total357.32 km2 (137.96 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,284
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60701
Another view of Golfito bay from the road between the southern and middle sections of town, with the same peninsula as in the above photograph in the center

Golfito is a district and port town of the Golfito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, located on the southern Pacific Coast, near the border of Panama.[1][2]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.