Parrita | |
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 African palm plantations in Parrita | |
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 Parrita canton | |
  Parrita Parrita canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°32′50″N 84°20′47″W / 9.5471005°N 84.3464358°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Puntarenas |
| Creation | 5 July 1971[1] |
| Head city | Parrita |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Parrita |
| Area | |
| • Total | 478.79 km2 (184.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 16,115 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 609 |
| Website | muniparrita |
Parrita is a canton and its only district in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3]
- ^ 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.