San Vito, Costa Rica

San Vito
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San Vito district
San Vito district location in Costa Rica
San Vito district location in Costa Rica
San Vito
San Vito district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8°50′24″N 82°58′42″W / 8.8399853°N 82.9783807°W / 8.8399853; -82.9783807
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonCoto Brus
Creation10 December 1965
Area
 • Total74.88 km2 (28.91 sq mi)
Elevation
1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,834
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60801

San Vito (Spanish pronunciation: [sam ˈbito]), originally named San Vito de Java, is a district and head city of the Coto Brus canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[1][2] It is located about 271 kilometres (168 mi) southeast of the capital San José, and close to the Panama border.

  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. 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.