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Puntarenas is the first canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,842.33 km²,〔Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.〕 and has a population of 126,515.〔(Estadísticas Vitales 2013 ) - INEC〕 The provincial capital is the city of Puntarenas. ==Geography== The canton includes areas on both sides of the Gulf of Nicoya. From the western coastline, the canton ranges eastward into the Cordillera de Tilarán to include the Monteverde region. The southern portion of the Nicoya Peninsula is also in the canton, including the popular tourist areas of Tambor, Montezuma and Malpais. The canton of Puntarenas is subdivided into 16 ''distritos'' (Spanish: "districts"): # Puntarenas # Pitahaya # Chomes # Lepanto # Paquera # Manzanillo # Guacimal # Barranca # Monteverde # Isla de Coco # Cóbano # Chacarita # Isla Chira # Acapulco # El Roble # Arancibia 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「Puntarenas (canton)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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