Puntarenas Province

Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and it is the largest province in Costa Rica. Clockwise from the northwest, it borders on the provinces Guanacaste, Alajuela, San José and Limón, and the neighbouring country of Panama.

Overview

The capital is Puntarenas. The province covers an area of, and has a population of 410,929. It is subdivided into 13 cantons. For administrative purposes, the island Isla del Coco, offshore in the Pacific Ocean, is considered a part of this province.
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