Garabito

Garabito is the name of the eleventh canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 316.31 km² (1), and has a population of 11,259 (2). Its capital city is Jacó.

The canton lies along the north-central Pacific coast between Punta Loros near the town of Tivives and the mouth of the Río Tusubres. The eastern boundary runs through the Fila Negra, a coastal mountain range.

The canton of Garabito is subdivided into 2 distritos (districts).

  1. Jacó
  2. Tárcoles

History

The canton was created by law on September 25, 1980.

References

(1) Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.

(2) Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.