La Cuesta 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 Corredores canton, in 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 ...

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

La Cuesta was created on 19 October 1973 by Ley 5373. Segregated from

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 ...

canton.

Geography

La Cuesta has an area of km² and an elevation of metres.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, La Cuesta had a population of inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNS 238

National Route 238 * CR RNT 614

National Route 614

References

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