Sixaola 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 county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

of the Talamanca canton, in the

Limón Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is ho ...

province of Costa Rica. It is a border town together with

Guabito Guabito is a corregimiento and town in the Changuinola District of the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental countr ...

Panamá Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

Sixaola is right across the Sixaola River from

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

History

Sixaola was created on 19 February 1970 by Decreto Ejecutivo 13.

Geography

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

Locations

*''Poblados'': Ania, Boca Sixaola, Catarina, Celia, Daytonia, Gandoca, Margarita, Mata de Limón, Noventa y Seis, Palma, Paraíso, Parque, San Miguel, San Miguelito, San Rafael, Virginia, Zavala.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Sixaola had a population of inhabitants. The surrounding area is home to the

Bribri Indians The Bribri are an Indigenous people in eastern Costa Rica and northern Panama. Today, most Bribri people speak the Bribri language or Spanish. There are varying estimates from government officials of the group's population. Estimates of the to ...

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNP 36

National Route 36 Route 36 goes onward to Panamá, where it becomes Panama Route 1001.

Economy

Tourism

Tourists pass through Sixaola and Guabito along a road connecting destinations in

Limón Province Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is h ...

, Costa Rica and

Bocas del Toro Province Bocas del Toro (; meaning "Mouth of the Bull") is a province of Panama. Its area is 4,643.9 square kilometers, comprising the mainland and nine main islands. The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Almirante (Almirante B ...

, Panama. The road is an old elevated railroad grade. A former railroad bridge crosses the Rio Sixaola at the border. Costa Rican customs is located at the west end of the bridge just down some stairs from the elevated railroad grade. When crossing the border in either direction, tourists must clear ''both'' Costa Rican ''and'' Panamanian customs. Entry and exit visas are required. Panamanian customs is located alongside the elevated railroad grade right at the east end of the bridge. The border towns have no accommodations, restaurants, or services. In Costa Rica, Puerto Viejo offers the closest accommodations, restaurants, and services to the border. In Panama,

Changuinola Changuinola is a city in the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama and seat city of the Changuinola District. The city attracts tourists as a popular gateway to Bocas Town and nearby cities Almirante and Chiriqui Grande. Changuinola is surrounded ...

offers accommodations, restaurants, and services about from the border. Buses and taxis wait on both sides of the border.

Image gallery

File:Entrance_to_Sixaola,_Costa_Rica_from_Panama.jpg, Entrance to Sixaola

References

{{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of Limón Province Populated places in Limón Province Costa Rica–Panama border crossings