Puntarenas Canton

Summary

Puntarenas Canton is a canton of Costa Rica^[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_costa_rica category, ranking #17 of 82).^[2]

Key Facts

• Puntarenas Canton is located in Puntarenas Province^[3].
• Puntarenas Canton is in the country of Costa Rica^[4].
• Puntarenas Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica^[5].
• Puntarenas Canton's capital is recorded as Puntarenas^[6].
• Puntarenas Canton's flag image is recorded as Bandera de la Provincia de Puntarenas.svg^[7].
• Puntarenas Canton's shares border with is recorded as Abangares Canton^[8].
• Puntarenas Canton's shares border with is recorded as Tilarán Canton^[9].
• Puntarenas Canton's shares border with is recorded as San Ramón Canton^[10].
• Puntarenas Canton's shares border with is recorded as Montes de Oro Canton^[11].
• Puntarenas Canton's shares border with is recorded as Esparza Canton^[12].
• Puntarenas Canton's shares border with is recorded as Nandayure Canton^[13].
• Puntarenas Canton's shares border with is recorded as Monteverde Canton^[14].
• Puntarenas Canton's coat of arms image is recorded as Escudo de Puntarenas.svg^[15].
• Puntarenas Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Puntarenas^[16].
• Puntarenas Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pitahaya^[17].
• Puntarenas Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chomes^[18].
• Puntarenas Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lepanto^[19].
• Puntarenas Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Paquera^[20].
• Puntarenas Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Manzanillo^[21].
• Puntarenas Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guacimal^[22].
• Puntarenas Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Barranca^[23].
• Puntarenas Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Coco Island^[24].
• Puntarenas Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cóbano^[25].
• Puntarenas Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chacarita^[26].
• Puntarenas Canton's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chira^[27].

Body

Geography

Puntarenas Canton is in the country of Costa Rica^[4]. It is located in Puntarenas Province^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Puntarenas Canton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1786.9'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2942'}^[30], {'amount': '+4018'}^[31], {'amount': '+8869'}^[32], {'amount': '+14746'}^[33], {'amount': '+31074'}^[34], and {'amount': '+55592'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Puntarenas Canton's instance of is recorded as canton of Costa Rica^[5].

History and Context

+1862-11-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Puntarenas Canton^[36].

Why It Matters

Puntarenas Canton draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_costa_rica category, ranking #17 of 82).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37]