Golfito is a

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in the

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province of

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. The head city is in

Golfito Golfito is a district and port town of the Golfito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, located on the southern Pacific Coast, near the border of Panama. Toponymy Literally translated as 'little gulf'. Geography Golfito has an ...

district.

History

Golfito was created on 10 June 1949 by decree 532.

Geography

Golfito has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The canton encompasses the southernmost Pacific coast of Costa Rica, north from Punta Gorda Hill at the

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border. It includes non-contiguous land on both sides of the Golfo Dulce and the entire southern portion of the

Osa Peninsula The Osa Peninsula ( es, Península de Osa) is a peninsula located in southwestern Costa Rica, in the Puntarenas Province, with the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Golfo Dulce to the east. The peninsula was formed geologically by a faulting sy ...

Districts

The canton of Golfito is subdivided into the following

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Guaycará Guaycará is a district of the Golfito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. History Guaycará was created on 26 November 1971 by Decreto Ejecutivo 2074-G . Geography Guaycará has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Loca ...

* Pavón

Puerto Jiménez Puerto Jiménez is the thirteenth canton of the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. It is located in the Osa Peninsula next to the Golfo Dulce and the Pacific Ocean, it is the main gateway to the Corcovado National Park. History As a distr ...

was the second district of the canton, which was segregated to become

canton on 8 April 2022.

Demographics

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

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

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