Siquirres is a canton in the

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province of

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. The head city is in

Siquirres Siquirres is a district of the Siquirres canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica. It is a center of commerce and has most of the services for the area's locals. Toponymy The name is derived from a native word meaning reddish colored. His ...

district.

History

Siquirres was created on 19 September 1911 by decree 11.

Geography

Siquirres has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The canton touches the

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coast between the mouths of the Pacuare River to the southeast and the Parismina River to the northwest. It encompasses territory in a southwest direction, between the Madre de Dios River on the southeast side and the Destierro River on the northwest, as far as the southernmost portion of the Cordillera Central. The area is drained by the rivers Reventazón,

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, Madre de Dios,

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and

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Climate

The climate is warm, wet with temperatures between 25 and 26 Degrees Celsius.

Districts

The canton of Siquirres is subdivided into the following

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Demographics

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

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Tourism

Areas of interest to tourists include Pacuare Tourist Center, Barra del Parismina, Barra del Pacuare and Laguna Madre de Dios.

Commerce

Agriculture products include: Banana, cacao, corn, coconut, plantain, rice, cassava, soursop, macadamia, nuts, pasión fruit and ginger. Fishing and cattle are also important.

References

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