Golfito (canton)

Golfito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Golfito district.

History

Golfito was created on 10 June 1949 by decree 532.

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 Panama border, on the east side of the Golfo Dulce.

The canton of Golfito is subdivided into the following districts:

Puerto Jiménez was the second district of the canton, which was segregated to become Puerto Jiménez canton on 8 April 2022.

At the Costa [Rica 2011 Census|2011 census], Golfito had a population of inhabitants.

The canton is covered by the following road routes: