Coto Brus (canton)


Coto Brus is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. The head city is in San Vito district.

History

Coto Brus was created on 10 December 1965 by decree 3598.

Geography

Coto Brus has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres.
The upland canton shares its eastern border with Panama. The northern limit is high in the Cordillera de Talamanca, and the southwestern boundary runs through the Fila Zapote, one of many small coastal mountain ranges inland from Costa Rica's Pacific coast.

Districts

The canton of Coto Brus is subdivided into the following districts:
  1. San Vito
  2. Sabalito
  3. Aguabuena
  4. Limoncito
  5. Pittier
  6. Gutiérrez Braun

    Demographics

For the 2011 census, Coto Brus had a population of inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes: