Barranca is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

of the

Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas (canton), 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 Puntar ...

canton, in the

province of

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 ...

History

Barranca was created on 20 November 1965 by Ley 3594. Segregated from

Geography

Barranca has an area of km² and an elevation of metres.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Barranca had a population of inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNP 1

National Route 1 * CR RNP 17

National Route 17 * CR RNP 23

National Route 23

References

{{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of Puntarenas Province Populated places in Puntarenas Province