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Quepos (canton)
Quepos is a canton in the Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntarenas, Chacarita and ... province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Quepos district. Toponymy It was named ''Aguirre'' until February 2015, when its name was changed following a vote in the Legislative Assembly. The name ''Quepos'' refers to the Quepoa people who inhabited this area in pre-Columbian and colonial times. History Quepos was created on 30 October 1948 by decree 235. Geography Quepos has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The canton lies along the central Pacific coast between the mouths of the Damas and Barú rivers. The northeastern border runs through high, remote coastal mountain ranges. The county is most famous for being the home of the Manuel Antonio National Park, the most ...
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Cantons Of Costa Rica
Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ... is administratively divided into seven provinces which are subdivided into 83 Canton (country subdivision), cantons, and these are further subdivided into Districts of Costa Rica, districts. Cantons are the only administrative division in Costa Rica that possess local government in the form of Municipality, municipalities. Each municipality has its own mayor and several representatives, all of them chosen via municipal elections every four years. The original 14 cantons were established in 1848, and the number has risen gradually by the division of existing cantons. Law no. 4366 of 19 August 1969, which outlines the creation of administrative divisions of Costa Rica, states that new cantons may only be created if they h ...
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CR RNP 34
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National Route 618 (Costa Rica)
National Tertiary Route 618, or just Route 618 ( es, Ruta Nacional Terciaria 618, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Puntarenas province. Description This route is the access road to Manuel Antonio National Park. In Puntarenas province the route covers Quepos canton (Quepos district). Junction list The route is completely within Quepos district. History This route was severely damaged in November 2020 due to Hurricane Eta Hurricane Eta was a deadly and erratic Saffir-Simpson scale, Category 4 hurricane that devastated parts of Central America in early November 2020. The record-tying twenty-eighth Tropical cyclone naming, named storm, thirteenth hurricane, and s .... References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ...
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CR RNT 618
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National Route 616 (Costa Rica)
National Tertiary Route 616, or just Route 616 ( es, Ruta Nacional Terciaria 616, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Puntarenas province. Description In Puntarenas province the route covers Quepos canton (Quepos Quepos () is a districts of Costa Rica, district of the canton of Quepos (canton), Quepos, in the province of Puntarenas Province, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Toponymy The town is named for the native Quepo Indians who inhabited the place in the colo ..., Naranjito districts). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ...
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CR RNT 616
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National Route 243 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 243, or just Route 243 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 243, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José, Puntarenas provinces. It connects Route 2 and Route 34. Description The road starts at the northeast in San Isidro de El General district and continues southwest to the Dominical beach area in the Pacific coast. In San José province the route covers Pérez Zeledón canton (San Isidro de El General, Barú districts). In Puntarenas province the route covers Quepos canton ( Savegre district). History This road was created around the time of the development of the Pan-American Highway The Pan-American Highway (french: (Auto)route panaméricaine/transaméricaine; pt, Rodovia/Auto-estrada Pan-americana; es, Autopista/Carretera/Ruta Panamericana) is a network of roads stretching across the Americas and measuring about in to ... as an access road for the transportation of construction goods and equipment. References ...
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CR RNS 243
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National Route 235 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 235, or just Route 235 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 235, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Puntarenas province. Description In Puntarenas province the route covers Quepos canton (Quepos Quepos () is a districts of Costa Rica, district of the canton of Quepos (canton), Quepos, in the province of Puntarenas Province, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Toponymy The town is named for the native Quepo Indians who inhabited the place in the colo ... district). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ...
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CR RNS 235
CR or Cr may refer to: In business * Conversion rate, in marketing * Credit Record, in accounting * Crown Royal, a brand of Canadian whisky Organizations Religious organizations * Celtic reconstructionism, a form of Polytheism * Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence (Theatines), a Roman Catholic religious order * Community of the Resurrection, an Anglican religious order * Congregation of the Resurrection, a Catholic religious order Other organizations * Choose Responsibility, a US non-profit addressing alcohol consumption by young adults * College of the Redwoods, a public two-year community college in Humboldt County, California, US * College Republicans, a college branch of the US political party * Czech Radio, a public radio broadcaster in the Czech Republic People * C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician * Christina Ricci, American actress * Chris Rock, American comedian and actor * Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer * Christopher Reeve, American act ...
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National Route 34 (Costa Rica)
National Primary Route 34, official name (after Pacífica Fernández Oreamuno), and popularly known as (South Coastal Drive), or just Route 34 ( es, Ruta Nacional Primaria 34, or ), is a National Road Route and scenic route of Costa Rica, located in the Alajuela, Puntarenas provinces that connects Route 27 and Route 2 mostly along the central and south Pacific coast of the country, and is the recommended route over the Pan-American Highway when traveling between the south of the country to the Greater Metropolitan Area. Description Starting north, an interchange in the town of Pozón, Orotina at Route 27 is the starting point, which continues south towards the beach town of Jacó. Then to the east to Parrita and Quepos, which provides access to Manuel Antonio National Park. Continuing to the east there is the interchange with Route 243 near Dominical beach and then the land area of the Ballena National Marine Park, and finishing at the interchange with Route 2. In Ala ...
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Costa Rica 2011 Census
The Costa Rica 2011 Census was undertaken by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (''Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos'' (INEC)) in Costa Rica. The semi-autonomous government body, INEC, was created by Census Law No. 7839 on 4 November 1998. The census The census took place between Monday, 30 May 2011 and Friday, 3 June 2011 when 35,000 enumerators, mostly teachers, visited an estimated 1,300,000 households to count a population estimated before the census at about 4,650,000 individuals (the census itself counted 4,301,712 people).Semana del Censo Nacional: INEC pide a la población responder el Censo
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Costa Rica, 2011-05-31.

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