Parrita
Parrita is a canton and its only district in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.
Toponymy
The origin of the name, it is said, has to do with a woman named Rita who lived in one of the original settlements. Rita had a business and received packages. "Es pa' Rita" was often heard so the canton was called Parrita.History
Parrita was created on 5 July 1971 by decree 4787.Almost all of Costa Rican territory was inhabited before the arrival of the Spanish. The Huetars lived in this area. In 1924, a young German installed the first banana plantation near the Pirrís River which encouraged migration of people from San José and Guanacaste.
Geography
Parrita has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres.The canton lies along the central Pacific coast between the mouths of the Tusubres River and Damas River. Inland the canton is delineated by a series of rivers that meander through the valleys of the coastal mountain range.
Districts
The canton of Parrita is subdivided into only one district, occupying the same area as the whole canton:- Parrita, with postal code 60901