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Osa, located on Osa Peninsula is the fifth canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,930.24 km²,〔Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.〕 and has a population of 29,892.〔(Estadísticas Vitales 2013 ) - INEC〕 Its capital city is Ciudad Cortés, formerly known as Puerto Cortés. ==Geography== The canton begins at the Río Barú near Dominical on the central Pacific coast. It continues as a narrow strip of land southward to include the area around Palmar and Sierpe, finally widening to take in the entire neck and upper portion of the Osa Peninsula, where significant gold mining operations are located. As its name suggests, Humpback Whales with dolphins migrate into the waters to calve, mate, and to rest. Whale Watching is available along the coasts. Isla del Caño is part of Osa canton. The canton of Osa is subdivided into 5 distritos (districts). # Cortés # Palmar # Sierpe # Bahía Ballena # Piedras Blancas In the canton are parks suited in the Osa Conservation Area such as Corcovado National Park, Ballena Marine National Park and Piedras Blancas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Osa (canton)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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