Siquirres (canton)

Siquirres
Flag of Siquirres
Official seal of Siquirres
Map
Siquirres canton
Siquirres canton location in Costa Rica
Siquirres canton location in Costa Rica
Siquirres
Siquirres canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°09′05″N 83°29′45″W / 10.1515146°N 83.4957515°W / 10.1515146; -83.4957515
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceLimón
Creation19 September 1911[1]
Head citySiquirres
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Siquirres
Area
 • Total860.19 km2 (332.12 sq mi)
Elevation
127 m (417 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total56,786
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code703
Websitesiquirres.go.cr

Siquirres is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Siquirres 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. 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.